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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)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,12022.623.991922.922.6+201
Young couples without children4579.28.51704.28.1+287
Middle-aged couples without children2124.36.944811.27.5-237
Older couples without children4519.18.53007.57.0+151
Lone person households1,25925.425.249112.219.0+768
Young lone persons2695.45.91654.16.6+103
Middle-aged lone persons3597.38.91413.54.9+218
Older lone persons63112.710.51844.67.5+446
Group households1302.62.8932.33.2+37
Total households without children2,50950.751.91,50437.544.8+1,005
Total households4,951100.0100.04,012100.0100.0+939
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Hobsons Bay City 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 similar proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,005.

The largest changes in households without children in Altona North, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+446 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+287 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-237 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+218 persons)

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