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Altona North

Households without children

In Altona North, 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 Altona North, 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, Altona North'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
Altona North - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Western Region %Number%Western Region %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,12022.621.01,07126.220.7+49
Young couples without children4579.28.71904.77.8+267
Middle-aged couples without children2124.35.43077.56.7-95
Older couples without children4519.16.957314.06.2-123
Lone person households1,25925.420.288021.620.0+378
Young lone persons2695.46.72436.07.6+26
Middle-aged lone persons3597.36.52425.95.6+117
Older lone persons63112.77.03959.76.8+236
Group households1302.63.5912.23.0+38
Total households without children2,50950.744.72,04350.043.8+465
Total households4,951100.0100.04,086100.0100.0+864
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Altona North in 2021 compared to Western Region shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 466.

The largest changes in households without children in Altona North, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+267 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+236 persons)
  • Older couples without children (-123 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+117 persons)

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