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Narre Warren South

Households without children

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In Narre Warren South, 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 Narre Warren South, 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, Narre Warren South'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
Narre Warren South - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,70919.118.951633.118.6+1,193
Young couples without children4184.77.639125.07.8+27
Middle-aged couples without children6917.75.4986.37.3+593
Older couples without children6006.75.9271.73.5+573
Lone person households8669.715.71268.112.3+740
Young lone persons2032.35.2936.05.5+109
Middle-aged lone persons3634.05.5241.63.6+338
Older lone persons3003.35.070.53.1+292
Group households1221.41.9221.52.3+99
Total households without children2,69730.136.566542.633.2+2,032
Total households8,969100.0100.01,561100.0100.0+7,408
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 Narre Warren South in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 2,032.

The largest changes in households without children in Narre Warren South, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged couples without children (+593 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+573 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+338 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+292 persons)

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