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Rural City of Murray BridgeCommunity profile

Rural City of Murray Bridge

Households without children

In the Rural City of Murray Bridge, older couples without children account for 14% 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 the Rural City of Murray Bridge, 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, the Rural City of Murray Bridge'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
Rural City of Murray Bridge - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2006 to 2021
Couples without children2,43427.325.32,00228.525.2+432
Young couples without children3874.37.13725.36.6+15
Middle-aged couples without children8359.47.186112.39.4-26
Older couples without children1,21213.611.176910.99.1+443
Lone person households2,63729.526.81,89326.926.7+744
Young lone persons5035.66.44566.58.2+47
Middle-aged lone persons89410.08.66359.08.4+259
Older lone persons1,24013.911.880211.410.1+438
Group households2452.73.61772.53.4+68
Total households without children5,31659.555.74,07258.055.3+1,244
Total households8,930100.0100.07,026100.0100.0+1,904
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 the Rural City of Murray Bridge in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,244.

The largest changes in households without children in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+443 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+438 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+259 persons)
  • Group households (+68 persons)

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