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Hobsons Bay City

Households without children

In Hobsons Bay City, 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 Hobsons Bay City, 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, Hobsons Bay City'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
Hobsons Bay City - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %1996 to 2021
Couples without children8,64423.923.56,34923.022.0+2,295
Young couples without children3,0608.58.92,2698.28.0+791
Middle-aged couples without children2,5006.95.82,0067.36.9+494
Older couples without children3,0848.58.82,0747.57.1+1,010
Lone person households9,11925.223.76,23422.622.0+2,885
Young lone persons2,1255.97.92,3138.48.3-188
Middle-aged lone persons3,2168.97.01,5735.75.4+1,643
Older lone persons3,77810.58.82,3488.58.2+1,430
Group households1,0032.84.18703.24.3+133
Total households without children18,76651.951.313,45348.848.2+5,313
Total households36,153100.0100.027,590100.0100.0+8,563
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 Hobsons Bay City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 5,313.

The largest changes in households without children in Hobsons Bay City, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,643 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,430 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+1,010 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+791 persons)

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