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Gympie Regional Council area

Households without children

In Gympie Regional Council area, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Gympie Regional Council area, 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, Gympie Regional Council area'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
Gympie Regional Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Kilkivan - Goomeri and District %Number%Kilkivan - Goomeri and District %2016 to 2021
Couples without children6,90131.132.16,11229.631.1+789
Young couples without children7723.53.46633.22.9+109
Middle-aged couples without children2,71312.213.92,53612.313.9+177
Older couples without children3,41615.414.82,91314.114.3+503
Lone person households5,57725.129.05,06924.628.4+508
Young lone persons6803.13.17143.53.2-34
Middle-aged lone persons2,0439.212.21,9339.411.7+110
Older lone persons2,85412.813.82,42211.713.5+432
Group households6472.92.06213.03.4+26
Total households without children13,12559.163.211,80257.262.9+1,323
Total households22,218100.0100.020,640100.0100.0+1,578
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Gympie Regional Council area in 2021 compared to Kilkivan - Goomeri and District shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,323.

The largest changes in households without children in Gympie Regional Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+503 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+432 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+177 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+110 persons)

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