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Shoalhaven City

Households without children

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In Shoalhaven City, 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 Shoalhaven City, 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, Shoalhaven City's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households without children by life stage
Shoalhaven City - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Bega Valley Council area %Number%Bega Valley Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples without children14,56931.732.910,42231.229.7+4,147
Young couples without children1,8274.03.41,2513.74.1+576
Middle-aged couples without children4,65610.112.34,39613.214.1+260
Older couples without children8,08617.617.14,77514.311.5+3,311
Lone person households12,15326.528.57,95023.822.8+4,203
Young lone persons1,5543.43.41,6755.05.5-121
Middle-aged lone persons3,8248.39.52,4297.37.5+1,395
Older lone persons6,77514.815.53,84611.59.9+2,929
Group households1,1692.52.47302.22.3+439
Total households without children27,89160.863.819,10257.254.9+8,789
Total households45,894100.0100.033,392100.0100.0+12,502
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Shoalhaven City in 2021 compared to Bega Valley Council area shows that there was a larger 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 similar 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 8,789.

The largest changes in households without children in Shoalhaven City, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+3,311 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+2,929 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,395 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+576 persons)

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