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Carrum Downs

Households without children

In Carrum Downs, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Carrum Downs, 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, Carrum Downs'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
Carrum Downs - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,85921.624.61,54519.824.0+314
Young couples without children7528.77.95787.47.6+174
Middle-aged couples without children5886.86.85276.87.1+61
Older couples without children5196.09.94405.69.3+79
Lone person households2,21725.724.71,85223.723.3+365
Young lone persons5966.97.24936.36.6+103
Middle-aged lone persons7949.27.57179.27.5+77
Older lone persons8279.610.06428.29.2+185
Group households2573.03.82673.44.3-10
Total households without children4,33350.353.13,66447.051.5+669
Total households8,619100.0100.07,801100.0100.0+818
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 Carrum Downs in 2021 compared to Victoria 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 similar proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 669.

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

  • Older lone persons (+185 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+174 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+103 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+79 persons)

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