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Peregian Springs

Households without children

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In Peregian Springs, 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 Peregian Springs, 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, Peregian Springs'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
Peregian Springs - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Sunshine Coast %Number%Sunshine Coast %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,05127.830.2022.029.2+1,051
Young couples without children1985.25.805.06.2+198
Middle-aged couples without children3248.610.1010.111.4+324
Older couples without children52914.014.306.911.7+529
Lone person households54714.522.208.817.6+547
Young lone persons1052.83.705.04.8+105
Middle-aged lone persons1604.27.103.84.9+160
Older lone persons2827.511.40--7.8+282
Group households962.53.703.83.4+96
Total households without children1,69444.856.1034.650.2+1,694
Total households3,784100.0100.00100.0100.0+3,784
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Peregian Springs in 2021 compared to Sunshine Coast shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 1,694.

The largest changes in households without children in Peregian Springs, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+529 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+324 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+282 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+198 persons)

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