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City of JoondalupCommunity profile

City of Joondalup

Households without children

In the City of Joondalup, older couples without children account for 14% 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 the City of Joondalup, 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, the City of Joondalup'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
City of Joondalup - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %1991 to 2021
Couples without children17,19629.225.47,75620.523.0+9,440
Young couples without children3,4225.87.93,1168.28.0+305
Middle-aged couples without children5,6879.77.62,8257.58.1+2,861
Older couples without children8,08713.79.91,8134.86.9+6,273
Lone person households10,71018.224.03,2708.619.5+7,440
Young lone persons2,2393.87.11,4323.87.4+806
Middle-aged lone persons3,1775.47.39412.55.1+2,235
Older lone persons5,2949.09.68952.47.0+4,398
Group households1,2052.03.48852.34.9+319
Total households without children29,11149.552.711,91231.447.3+17,199
Total households58,868100.0100.037,888100.0100.0+20,979
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 the City of Joondalup in 2021 compared to Greater Perth 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 17,199.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Joondalup, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+6,273 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+4,398 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+2,861 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+2,235 persons)

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