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Division 05

Households without children

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In Division 05, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Division 05, 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, Division 05'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
Division 05 - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Palm Beach %Number%Palm Beach %2001 to 2021
Couples without children3,98824.925.02,18525.523.8+1,803
Young couples without children1,0376.59.17558.84.8+282
Middle-aged couples without children1,4979.37.296311.27.8+533
Older couples without children1,4549.18.64665.411.2+988
Lone person households2,36614.827.41,28014.931.3+1,086
Young lone persons5003.16.74825.69.0+17
Middle-aged lone persons8415.29.04585.49.0+382
Older lone persons1,0256.411.73384.013.4+686
Group households5363.36.53363.95.5+199
Total households without children6,89043.058.93,80144.460.6+3,088
Total households16,030100.0100.08,569100.0100.0+7,460
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 Division 05 in 2021 compared to Palm Beach shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 3,089.

The largest changes in households without children in Division 05, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+988 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+686 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+533 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+382 persons)

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