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Hallam

Households without children

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In Hallam, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Hallam, 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, Hallam'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
Hallam - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %1996 to 2021
Couples without children82121.720.753221.721.9+288
Young couples without children2155.77.22249.210.1-10
Middle-aged couples without children2256.06.21988.17.4+26
Older couples without children38110.17.21094.54.4+272
Lone person households68118.015.027311.213.0+407
Young lone persons1473.94.11365.65.8+10
Middle-aged lone persons2336.25.1793.23.3+153
Older lone persons3018.05.8572.33.8+244
Group households1213.22.4672.72.3+54
Total households without children1,62342.938.087335.637.2+749
Total households3,780100.0100.02,452100.0100.0+1,328
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Hallam in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 750.

The largest changes in households without children in Hallam, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+272 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+244 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+153 persons)
  • Group households (+54 persons)

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