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South East Hinterland - Burringbar

Households without children

In South East Hinterland - Burringbar, 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 South East Hinterland - Burringbar, 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, South East Hinterland - Burringbar'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
South East Hinterland - Burringbar - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Gold Coast - Tweed Heads SUA %Number%Gold Coast - Tweed Heads SUA %1996 to 2021
Couples without children38129.8--24224.627.4+138
Young couples without children554.3--424.36.7+13
Middle-aged couples without children17213.4--12512.710.2+46
Older couples without children15412.0--747.610.4+79
Lone person households24519.1--14314.621.6+101
Young lone persons332.6--565.76.8-23
Middle-aged lone persons1209.4--434.46.1+77
Older lone persons927.2--444.58.7+47
Group households574.5--343.56.1+23
Total households without children68353.4--42042.755.1+262
Total households1,280100.0--986100.0100.0+294
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 South East Hinterland - Burringbar in 2021 compared to Gold Coast - Tweed Heads SUA shows that there was a larger 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 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 263.

The largest changes in households without children in South East Hinterland - Burringbar, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+79 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+77 persons)

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