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Sunshine

Households without children

In Sunshine, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Sunshine, 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, Sunshine'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
Sunshine - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %1996 to 2021
Couples without children72920.320.861420.118.7+115
Young couples without children36210.16.01765.86.4+186
Middle-aged couples without children1564.35.31535.07.0+3
Older couples without children2115.99.62859.35.3-74
Lone person households86524.019.478025.512.5+85
Young lone persons2948.24.82708.84.9+24
Middle-aged lone persons2988.36.21725.63.5+126
Older lone persons2737.68.433811.14.1-65
Group households2597.23.5772.51.6+182
Total households without children1,85351.543.71,47148.132.8+382
Total households3,597100.0100.03,058100.0100.0+539
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 Sunshine in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a larger 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger 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 increased by 382.

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

  • Young couples without children (+186 persons)
  • Group households (+182 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+126 persons)
  • Older couples without children (-74 persons)

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