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Dalmeny

Households without children

In Dalmeny, older couples without children account for 18% 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 Dalmeny, 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, Dalmeny'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
Dalmeny - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Eurobodalla Shire %Number%Eurobodalla Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples without children34435.633.930236.733.6+42
Young couples without children262.72.9222.72.6+4
Middle-aged couples without children14314.811.511714.212.6+26
Older couples without children17518.119.516319.818.4+12
Lone person households25226.128.023228.228.3+20
Young lone persons151.63.1151.83.30
Middle-aged lone persons798.29.49010.910.6-11
Older lone persons15816.415.512715.414.4+31
Group households232.42.3182.22.2+5
Total households without children61964.164.255267.064.1+67
Total households965100.0100.0824100.0100.0+141
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 Dalmeny in 2021 compared to Eurobodalla Shire 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a smaller 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 67.

There were no major differences in Dalmeny between 2016 and 2021.

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