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Cannington

Households without children

In Cannington, older couples without children account for 4% 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 Cannington, 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, Cannington'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
Cannington - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Canning %Number%City of Canning %2016 to 2021
Couples without children66924.223.554824.123.5+121
Young couples without children45716.57.935115.47.7+106
Middle-aged couples without children913.35.9934.16.8-2
Older couples without children1214.49.71044.69.0+17
Lone person households70125.320.952122.919.7+180
Young lone persons32311.76.12099.25.5+114
Middle-aged lone persons1997.25.91456.46.0+54
Older lone persons1796.58.81677.38.1+12
Group households2519.15.32139.46.0+38
Total households without children1,62158.549.71,28256.349.1+339
Total households2,769100.0100.02,278100.0100.0+491
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Cannington in 2021 compared to the City of Canning 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 339.

The largest changes in households without children in Cannington, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+114 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+106 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+54 persons)

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