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Deer Park

Households without children

In Deer Park, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Deer Park, 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, Deer Park'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
Deer Park - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,26220.220.857615.617.4+685
Young couples without children4096.56.02276.16.4+182
Middle-aged couples without children3084.95.32065.66.2+102
Older couples without children5458.79.61433.94.7+402
Lone person households1,20019.219.43038.210.0+896
Young lone persons3285.24.81343.63.9+193
Middle-aged lone persons3966.36.2782.12.7+318
Older lone persons4767.68.4902.43.4+385
Group households2083.33.5511.41.7+156
Total households without children2,67042.643.793225.129.0+1,737
Total households6,261100.0100.03,708100.0100.0+2,552
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 Deer Park in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,738.

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

  • Older couples without children (+402 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+385 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+318 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+193 persons)

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