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Gold Coast City

Households without children

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In Gold Coast City, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Gold Coast City, 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, Gold Coast City'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
Gold Coast City - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Division 07 %Number%Division 07 %2006 to 2021
Couples without children64,25926.424.946,56425.523.7+17,695
Young couples without children18,6757.76.913,0407.28.2+5,635
Middle-aged couples without children19,7148.18.118,0209.99.1+1,694
Older couples without children25,87010.610.015,5048.56.5+10,366
Lone person households53,93922.224.836,87920.221.1+17,060
Young lone persons12,9715.35.410,4155.76.6+2,556
Middle-aged lone persons17,1947.18.812,3656.87.9+4,829
Older lone persons23,7749.810.714,0997.76.5+9,675
Group households12,0184.95.69,3565.16.5+2,662
Total households without children130,21653.555.392,79950.951.3+37,417
Total households243,472100.0100.0182,291100.0100.0+61,181
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 Gold Coast City in 2021 compared to Division 07 shows that there was a larger 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 similar 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 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 37,417.

The largest changes in households without children in Gold Coast City, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+10,366 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+9,675 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+5,635 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+4,829 persons)

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