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City of Cockburn

Households without children

In the City of Cockburn, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Cockburn, 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 Cockburn'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 Cockburn - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Couples without children11,32725.125.49,54724.725.4+1,780
Young couples without children4,1439.27.93,5929.38.5+551
Middle-aged couples without children3,3947.57.63,0457.97.9+349
Older couples without children3,7908.49.92,9107.59.0+880
Lone person households10,05722.324.07,55819.521.7+2,499
Young lone persons3,4387.67.12,3736.16.3+1,065
Middle-aged lone persons3,1396.97.32,5346.67.0+605
Older lone persons3,4807.79.62,6516.98.4+829
Group households1,3983.13.41,2753.33.8+123
Total households without children22,78250.452.718,38047.550.9+4,402
Total households45,200100.0100.038,686100.0100.0+6,514
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 Cockburn in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 similar 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 4,402.

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

  • Young lone persons (+1,065 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+880 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+829 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+605 persons)

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