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Shellharbour - Barrack Point

Households without children

In Shellharbour - Barrack Point, 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 Shellharbour - Barrack Point, 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, Shellharbour - Barrack Point'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
Shellharbour - Barrack Point - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Shell Cove %Number%Shell Cove %1996 to 2021
Couples without children51229.830.131325.528.0+199
Young couples without children593.43.9665.54.6-8
Middle-aged couples without children20612.011.013811.313.7+67
Older couples without children24714.415.21078.89.7+140
Lone person households41023.911.219415.820.8+216
Young lone persons613.61.9564.66.3+5
Middle-aged lone persons1448.43.8473.94.2+96
Older lone persons20511.95.6907.310.3+115
Group households392.31.2423.55.8-3
Total households without children96155.942.454944.854.7+411
Total households1,718100.0100.01,227100.0100.0+491
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 Shellharbour - Barrack Point in 2021 compared to Shell Cove shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a larger 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 412.

The largest changes in households without children in Shellharbour - Barrack Point, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+140 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+115 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+96 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+67 persons)

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