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Rockingham

Households without children

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In Rockingham, older couples without children account for 13% 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 Rockingham, 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, Rockingham'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
Rockingham - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Jandakot %Number%Jandakot %2016 to 2021
Couples without children4,79227.324.54,57528.026.4+217
Young couples without children8364.88.78135.010.2+23
Middle-aged couples without children1,7169.87.31,71810.59.0-2
Older couples without children2,24012.88.52,04412.57.2+196
Lone person households5,63932.111.94,55727.910.8+1,082
Young lone persons1,1596.64.89135.64.8+246
Middle-aged lone persons1,83310.43.31,5469.53.3+287
Older lone persons2,64715.13.82,09812.92.8+549
Group households4552.61.74342.72.3+21
Total households without children10,88662.038.19,56658.639.5+1,320
Total households17,568100.0100.016,322100.0100.0+1,246
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Rockingham in 2021 compared to Jandakot 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 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,320.

The largest changes in households without children in Rockingham, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+549 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+287 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+246 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+196 persons)

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