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East Side

Households without children

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In East Side, older couples without children account for 18% 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 East Side, 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, East Side's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Households without children by life stage
East Side - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Rural City of Murray Bridge %Number%Rural City of Murray Bridge %1991 to 2021
Couples without children32434.827.314627.025.9+178
Young couples without children333.54.3468.56.7-13
Middle-aged couples without children12713.69.46411.910.3+62
Older couples without children16417.613.6356.69.0+128
Lone person households18620.029.56512.021.1+121
Young lone persons374.05.6285.27.3+9
Middle-aged lone persons778.310.0173.15.1+60
Older lone persons727.713.9203.78.7+52
Group households212.32.7132.52.4+7
Total households without children53157.059.522541.549.4+306
Total households932100.0100.0542100.0100.0+389
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 1991 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in East Side in 2021 compared to the Rural City of Murray Bridge shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 306.

The largest changes in households without children in East Side, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+128 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+62 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+60 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+52 persons)

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