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Karingal

Households without children

In Karingal, 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 Karingal, 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, Karingal'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
Karingal - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,34323.522.81,29523.922.1+48
Young couples without children5078.97.14107.66.7+97
Middle-aged couples without children3115.46.93336.17.2-22
Older couples without children5259.28.755210.28.2-27
Lone person households1,61028.126.51,40926.025.3+201
Young lone persons3446.06.03045.66.0+39
Middle-aged lone persons5519.69.44879.09.3+64
Older lone persons71512.511.161711.410.0+97
Group households2163.82.91933.63.1+23
Total households without children3,16955.352.12,89853.450.4+271
Total households5,726100.0100.05,431100.0100.0+295
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 Karingal in 2021 compared to Frankston City 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 similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar 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 271.

The largest changes in households without children in Karingal, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+97 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+97 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+64 persons)

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