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Pakenham - North West

Households without children

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In Pakenham - North West, older couples without children account for 7% 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 Pakenham - North West, 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, Pakenham - North West'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
Pakenham - North West - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Lang Lang & Surrounds %Number%Lang Lang & Surrounds %2011 to 2021
Couples without children99422.029.282424.130.8+170
Young couples without children4309.59.038811.46.6+41
Middle-aged couples without children2415.39.52106.212.1+30
Older couples without children3237.110.72246.612.1+98
Lone person households1,06723.618.471020.822.5+356
Young lone persons3076.84.03008.84.0+6
Middle-aged lone persons3537.86.21775.27.6+176
Older lone persons4079.08.32326.810.8+174
Group households1272.81.31354.02.2-9
Total households without children2,18848.449.01,67048.855.5+518
Total households4,521100.0100.03,420100.0100.0+1,100
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Pakenham - North West in 2021 compared to Lang Lang & Surrounds shows that there was a similar 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 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 518.

The largest changes in households without children in Pakenham - North West, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+176 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+174 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+98 persons)

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