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Victoria

Households without children

In Victoria, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Victoria, 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, Victoria'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
Victoria - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Couples without children617,48724.624.6538,06224.024.0+79,425
Young couples without children198,3507.97.9171,0317.67.6+27,319
Middle-aged couples without children169,7996.86.8159,1297.17.1+10,670
Older couples without children249,3389.99.9207,9029.39.3+41,436
Lone person households619,54424.724.7521,82623.323.3+97,718
Young lone persons180,8547.27.2148,5036.66.6+32,351
Middle-aged lone persons188,6227.57.5167,9907.57.5+20,632
Older lone persons250,06810.010.0205,3339.29.2+44,735
Group households94,5593.83.895,5884.34.3-1,029
Total households without children1,331,59053.153.11,155,47651.551.5+176,114
Total households2,507,626100.0100.02,242,285100.0100.0+265,341
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 Victoria in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 176,114.

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

  • Older lone persons (+44,735 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+41,436 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+32,351 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+27,319 persons)

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