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Casey Growth Area

Households without children

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In Casey Growth Area, 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 Casey Growth Area, 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, Casey Growth Area'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
Casey Growth Area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Couples without children4,79019.120.72,25824.820.9+2,533
Young couples without children2,98311.97.21,41715.66.8+1,566
Middle-aged couples without children8803.56.23934.36.9+487
Older couples without children9263.77.24464.97.1+480
Lone person households2,68710.715.093710.314.6+1,750
Young lone persons1,3835.54.14374.83.9+946
Middle-aged lone persons6842.75.12342.65.2+450
Older lone persons6182.55.82652.95.5+354
Group households4571.82.41782.02.2+279
Total households without children7,93531.738.03,37337.037.6+4,562
Total households25,056100.0100.09,115100.0100.0+15,941
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 Casey Growth Area in 2021 compared to the City of Casey 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 smaller 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 4,562.

The largest changes in households without children in Casey Growth Area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+1,566 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+946 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+487 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+480 persons)

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