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City of Casey

Households without children

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In the City of Casey, 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 the City of Casey, 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, the City of Casey'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
City of Casey - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Narre Warren South %Number%Narre Warren South %2016 to 2021
Couples without children24,36120.719.120,07320.918.2+4,288
Young couples without children8,5327.24.76,5856.84.9+1,947
Middle-aged couples without children7,3186.27.76,6796.97.3+639
Older couples without children8,5117.26.76,8097.16.1+1,702
Lone person households17,64515.09.714,05614.68.3+3,589
Young lone persons4,8314.12.33,7643.92.6+1,067
Middle-aged lone persons5,9825.14.05,0315.23.4+951
Older lone persons6,8325.83.35,2615.52.3+1,571
Group households2,7762.41.42,0922.21.4+684
Total households without children44,78238.030.136,22137.627.9+8,561
Total households117,961100.0100.096,222100.0100.0+21,739
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 the City of Casey in 2021 compared to Narre Warren South shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 8,561.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Casey, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+1,947 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+1,702 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,571 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+1,067 persons)

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