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Cheltenham

Households without children

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In Cheltenham, 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 Cheltenham, 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, Cheltenham'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
Cheltenham - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Carrum %Number%Carrum %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,86722.724.11,69124.324.4+176
Young couples without children7228.88.25367.710.1+186
Middle-aged couples without children4255.27.54196.07.9+6
Older couples without children7208.88.373610.66.5-16
Lone person households2,38429.031.21,89227.132.2+492
Young lone persons5807.16.94145.98.4+166
Middle-aged lone persons6758.211.75417.811.6+134
Older lone persons1,12913.712.693713.412.2+192
Group households2002.43.22183.14.2-18
Total households without children4,45154.158.43,80154.560.9+650
Total households8,227100.0100.06,973100.0100.0+1,254
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 Cheltenham in 2021 compared to Carrum shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 650.

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

  • Older lone persons (+192 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+186 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+166 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+134 persons)

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