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Bethania - Waterford

Households without children

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In Bethania - Waterford, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Bethania - Waterford, 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, Bethania - Waterford'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
Bethania - Waterford - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Park Ridge - Park Ridge South %Number%Park Ridge - Park Ridge South %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,19424.626.439425.027.2+800
Young couples without children3387.010.01137.29.5+224
Middle-aged couples without children2895.95.91338.512.7+155
Older couples without children56711.710.51469.35.0+420
Lone person households1,30826.921.426016.516.4+1,048
Young lone persons2435.07.3644.17.0+179
Middle-aged lone persons3387.04.7694.45.6+268
Older lone persons72715.09.51268.03.8+601
Group households1513.13.6432.83.1+108
Total households without children2,65354.651.569844.346.6+1,955
Total households4,860100.0100.01,576100.0100.0+3,283
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Bethania - Waterford in 2021 compared to Park Ridge - Park Ridge South 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,955.

The largest changes in households without children in Bethania - Waterford, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+601 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+420 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+268 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+224 persons)

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