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Albion

Households without children

In Albion, 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 Albion, 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, Albion'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
Albion - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2001 to 2021
Couples without children41221.520.828317.218.9+129
Young couples without children23312.16.01146.95.7+119
Middle-aged couples without children713.75.3664.07.0+5
Older couples without children1085.69.61036.26.2+5
Lone person households64633.619.454633.114.2+100
Young lone persons19410.14.823314.15.1-39
Middle-aged lone persons19210.06.217410.64.3+18
Older lone persons26013.58.41398.44.9+121
Group households1276.63.5452.71.7+82
Total households without children1,18561.743.787453.034.8+311
Total households1,920100.0100.01,649100.0100.0+271
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Albion 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 311.

The largest changes in households without children in Albion, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+121 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+119 persons)
  • Group households (+82 persons)

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