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East Gippsland Shire

Households without children

In East Gippsland Shire, older couples without children account for 18% of total households in 2021.

Households without Children include couples without children and lone person households. They require different services depending on the age of the people in the households. For example young couples who have not had children (yet) compared to older "empty nester" couples whose children may have left home.

For Households without Children in East Gippsland Shire, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person (usually person 1 on the Census form):

  • Young: Aged 15-44
  • Middle-aged: Aged 45-64
  • Older: Aged 65 and over

To continue building the story, East Gippsland Shire's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households without children by life stage
East Gippsland Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Canberra Region %Number%Canberra Region %2006 to 2021
Couples without children6,94532.529.75,45433.328.8+1,491
Young couples without children6713.14.76754.14.9-4
Middle-aged couples without children2,31810.810.72,49815.313.3-180
Older couples without children3,95618.514.32,28113.910.7+1,675
Lone person households6,20829.026.04,34726.624.5+1,861
Young lone persons7993.74.48375.15.7-38
Middle-aged lone persons1,9209.08.81,5139.28.7+407
Older lone persons3,48916.312.81,99712.210.1+1,492
Group households4962.32.23652.22.2+131
Total households without children13,64963.857.910,16662.155.5+3,483
Total households21,387100.0100.016,362100.0100.0+5,025
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in East Gippsland Shire in 2021 compared to Canberra Region shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 3,483.

The largest changes in households without children in East Gippsland Shire, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,675 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,492 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+407 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-180 persons)

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