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Brighton

Households without children

In Brighton, older couples without children account for 16% 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 Brighton, 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, Brighton'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
Brighton - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %1991 to 2021
Couples without children2,58627.826.01,64621.923.9+939
Young couples without children4564.95.14516.06.0+5
Middle-aged couples without children6637.17.44716.36.8+192
Older couples without children1,46715.813.57249.611.1+743
Lone person households2,49426.824.41,90725.423.4+586
Young lone persons4785.14.24415.95.5+37
Middle-aged lone persons6867.47.03895.25.2+297
Older lone persons1,33014.313.21,07714.312.7+253
Group households1591.71.73634.84.1-204
Total households without children5,23956.352.23,91752.251.3+1,321
Total households9,313100.0100.07,511100.0100.0+1,802
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Brighton in 2021 compared to the City of Bayside shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,322.

The largest changes in households without children in Brighton, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+743 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+297 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+253 persons)
  • Group households (-204 persons)

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