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Sandringham Activity Centre

Households without children

In Sandringham Activity Centre, older couples without children account for 14% 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 Sandringham Activity Centre, 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, Sandringham Activity Centre'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
Sandringham Activity Centre - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2006 to 2021
Couples without children32830.226.018625.224.0+141
Young couples without children908.35.17710.55.6+12
Middle-aged couples without children908.37.4658.88.6+25
Older couples without children14813.613.5435.99.8+104
Lone person households37934.924.423631.924.3+143
Young lone persons867.94.2496.74.8+37
Middle-aged lone persons11710.87.0668.97.1+51
Older lone persons17616.213.212016.312.4+56
Group households232.11.7202.82.4+3
Total households without children73067.252.244359.950.7+287
Total households1,086100.0100.0739100.0100.0+346
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Sandringham Activity Centre in 2021 compared to the City of Bayside shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 287.

The largest changes in households without children in Sandringham Activity Centre, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+104 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+56 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+51 persons)

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