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Altona Meadows

Households without children

In Altona Meadows, 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 Meadows, 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 Meadows'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 Meadows - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Spotswood - South Kingsville %Number%Spotswood - South Kingsville %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,71523.223.11,29820.821.5+417
Young couples without children5096.912.75779.29.5-68
Middle-aged couples without children5207.05.74667.54.5+54
Older couples without children6869.34.72554.17.4+431
Lone person households1,91926.026.191414.630.6+1,005
Young lone persons4556.28.84847.714.0-29
Middle-aged lone persons73610.010.52574.17.5+479
Older lone persons7289.96.81732.89.1+555
Group households1802.43.21181.95.3+62
Total households without children3,81451.652.42,33037.357.4+1,484
Total households7,388100.0100.06,250100.0100.0+1,138
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 Meadows in 2021 compared to Spotswood - South Kingsville shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 smaller 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 1,484.

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

  • Older lone persons (+555 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+479 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+431 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-68 persons)

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