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Canning Vale Overlay

Households without children

In Canning Vale Overlay, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Canning Vale Overlay, 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, Canning Vale Overlay'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
Canning Vale Overlay - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Canning %Number%City of Canning %1996 to 2021
Couples without children2,53023.823.545025.923.1+2,080
Young couples without children5605.37.922312.87.4+337
Middle-aged couples without children9108.55.918410.69.0+726
Older couples without children1,06010.09.7432.56.7+1,017
Lone person households1,24211.720.9975.619.9+1,145
Young lone persons3673.46.1694.07.6+298
Middle-aged lone persons3663.45.9251.45.8+341
Older lone persons5094.88.830.26.5+506
Group households1831.75.3311.83.8+152
Total households without children3,95537.149.757833.246.8+3,377
Total households10,650100.0100.01,740100.0100.0+8,910
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 Canning Vale Overlay in 2021 compared to the City of Canning shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 increased by 3,377.

The largest changes in households without children in Canning Vale Overlay, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,017 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+726 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+506 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+341 persons)

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