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G21 Region

Households without children

In G21 Region, older couples without children account for 12% 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 G21 Region, 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, G21 Region'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
G21 Region - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Couples without children38,75227.228.031,22126.027.1+7,531
Young couples without children9,3936.65.27,1075.94.8+2,286
Middle-aged couples without children11,5978.19.410,4618.710.2+1,136
Older couples without children17,76212.513.413,65311.412.1+4,109
Lone person households36,19425.427.530,51825.427.0+5,676
Young lone persons7,8465.55.36,6245.55.4+1,222
Middle-aged lone persons11,7388.29.110,5428.89.5+1,196
Older lone persons16,61011.713.213,35211.112.1+3,258
Group households4,7583.32.83,8213.22.9+937
Total households without children79,70455.958.265,56054.656.9+14,144
Total households142,565100.0100.0120,178100.0100.0+22,387
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 G21 Region in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 smaller 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 14,144.

The largest changes in households without children in G21 Region, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+4,109 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+3,258 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+2,286 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+1,222 persons)

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