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Ebden Ward

Households without children

In Ebden Ward, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Ebden Ward, 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, Ebden Ward'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
Ebden Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Sandringham Activity Centre %Number%Sandringham Activity Centre %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,48727.930.21,16829.224.4+319
Young couples without children2935.58.32857.18.7+7
Middle-aged couples without children4187.98.33659.17.6+52
Older couples without children77614.613.651712.98.1+259
Lone person households1,36725.734.91,04926.234.1+317
Young lone persons2645.07.92025.07.6+62
Middle-aged lone persons3907.310.82927.38.6+98
Older lone persons71313.416.255513.917.8+158
Group households1001.92.1902.32.9+9
Total households without children2,95455.567.22,30857.661.3+645
Total households5,321100.0100.04,005100.0100.0+1,316
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 Ebden Ward in 2021 compared to Sandringham Activity Centre shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller 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 646.

The largest changes in households without children in Ebden Ward, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+259 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+158 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+98 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+62 persons)

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