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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)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,85921.622.890821.022.8+951
Young couples without children7528.77.153012.37.3+222
Middle-aged couples without children5886.86.92375.58.3+350
Older couples without children5196.08.71403.27.3+379
Lone person households2,21725.726.566115.321.7+1,556
Young lone persons5966.96.03357.87.5+260
Middle-aged lone persons7949.29.41643.85.7+630
Older lone persons8279.611.11613.78.5+666
Group households2573.02.91052.43.7+152
Total households without children4,33350.352.11,67438.848.2+2,658
Total households8,619100.0100.04,316100.0100.0+4,303
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Frankston City 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,659.

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

  • Older lone persons (+666 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+630 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+379 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+350 persons)

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