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Ashburton

Households without children

In Ashburton, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Ashburton, 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, Ashburton'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
Ashburton - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %1991 to 2021
Couples without children58921.224.258623.420.8+2
Young couples without children1364.97.71626.57.2-26
Middle-aged couples without children1615.85.11164.65.1+44
Older couples without children29210.511.330812.38.4-16
Lone person households53819.425.161324.526.6-76
Young lone persons883.28.11255.08.4-37
Middle-aged lone persons1585.76.11375.55.7+21
Older lone persons29210.510.835114.012.6-60
Group households642.34.01124.57.2-49
Total households without children1,19142.953.31,31352.454.6-122
Total households2,775100.0100.02,507100.0100.0+267
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 Ashburton in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children decreased by 122.

The largest change in households without children in Ashburton, between 1991 and 2021 was:

  • Older lone persons (-60 persons)

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