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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Newport West

Households without children

In Newport West, older couples without children account for 5% 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 Newport West, 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, Newport West'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
Newport West - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Couples without children78822.623.975023.023.0+38
Young couples without children38911.28.538111.78.6+8
Middle-aged couples without children2316.66.92156.66.7+16
Older couples without children1684.88.51534.77.8+14
Lone person households75021.525.272622.323.7+23
Young lone persons1945.65.92317.15.8-37
Middle-aged lone persons3139.08.93079.48.6+5
Older lone persons2437.010.51885.89.3+55
Group households1103.22.81384.33.3-29
Total households without children1,64847.351.91,61549.650.0+32
Total households3,487100.0100.03,256100.0100.0+231
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Newport West in 2021 compared to Hobsons Bay City shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 33.

The largest change in households without children in Newport West, between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Older lone persons (+55 persons)

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