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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Williamstown

Households without children

In Williamstown, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Williamstown, 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, Williamstown'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
Williamstown - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,16825.223.994622.623.5+221
Young couples without children2174.78.52896.98.6-73
Middle-aged couples without children4259.26.93678.87.1+57
Older couples without children52611.38.52896.97.8+237
Lone person households1,18625.525.21,08926.024.3+96
Young lone persons2294.95.92495.97.1-20
Middle-aged lone persons4219.18.93999.58.3+22
Older lone persons53611.510.544010.58.9+95
Group households691.52.81122.73.8-43
Total households without children2,42352.251.92,14851.251.6+274
Total households4,642100.0100.04,193100.0100.0+449
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Williamstown in 2021 compared to Hobsons Bay City 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 275.

The largest changes in households without children in Williamstown, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+237 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+95 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-73 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+57 persons)

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