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Balwyn North

Households without children

In Balwyn North, older couples without children account for 13% 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 Balwyn North, 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, Balwyn North'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
Balwyn North - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Deepdene %Number%Deepdene %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,48620.727.61,77726.720.1-291
Young couples without children2062.95.82774.24.8-72
Middle-aged couples without children3484.95.75067.66.2-159
Older couples without children93213.016.299214.99.1-60
Lone person households1,17816.425.01,32319.922.5-146
Young lone persons1952.73.12493.83.8-54
Middle-aged lone persons2934.15.32934.45.60
Older lone persons6909.616.678111.813.1-91
Group households1251.72.31572.43.8-33
Total households without children2,78938.954.93,25849.046.4-469
Total households7,165100.0100.06,643100.0100.0+522
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Balwyn North in 2021 compared to Deepdene shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children decreased by 469.

The largest changes in households without children in Balwyn North, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged couples without children (-159 persons)
  • Older lone persons (-91 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-72 persons)
  • Older couples without children (-60 persons)

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