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Oxenford - Maudsland

Households without children

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In Oxenford - Maudsland, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Oxenford - Maudsland, 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, Oxenford - Maudsland'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
Oxenford - Maudsland - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Tweed Shire %Number%Tweed Shire %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,43623.827.568823.629.8+748
Young couples without children4076.73.82378.13.8+170
Middle-aged couples without children5769.58.82869.911.3+289
Older couples without children4537.514.91645.614.7+289
Lone person households89114.826.649817.125.6+392
Young lone persons2333.92.82016.95.1+31
Middle-aged lone persons3265.48.21896.57.8+137
Older lone persons3325.515.61073.712.8+224
Group households1522.53.31264.33.0+26
Total households without children2,47941.157.41,31245.158.4+1,166
Total households6,038100.0100.02,911100.0100.0+3,126
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Oxenford - Maudsland in 2021 compared to Tweed Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

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

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,167.

The largest changes in households without children in Oxenford - Maudsland, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged couples without children (+289 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+289 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+224 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+170 persons)

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