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City of Bayswater

Households without children

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In the City of Bayswater, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Bayswater, 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 Bayswater'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 Bayswater - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%EMRC area %Number%EMRC area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children7,51625.924.97,04326.125.4+473
Young couples without children3,04410.58.12,94510.98.6+99
Middle-aged couples without children1,8326.38.01,8346.88.5-2
Older couples without children2,6409.18.92,2648.48.3+376
Lone person households8,39428.923.26,90625.621.0+1,488
Young lone persons2,6979.36.82,1097.86.0+588
Middle-aged lone persons2,5478.87.62,2568.47.4+291
Older lone persons3,15010.88.72,5419.47.5+609
Group households1,3174.53.11,4755.53.5-158
Total households without children17,22759.351.215,42457.349.8+1,803
Total households29,064100.0100.026,935100.0100.0+2,129
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 Bayswater in 2021 compared to EMRC area shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 1,803.

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

  • Older lone persons (+609 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+588 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+376 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+291 persons)

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