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Friberg Ward

Households without children

In Friberg Ward, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Friberg Ward, 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, Friberg Ward'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
Friberg Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,76124.725.01,59425.024.2+167
Young couples without children4436.26.74366.86.7+7
Middle-aged couples without children4846.87.05939.38.9-110
Older couples without children83411.711.35648.88.5+269
Lone person households1,34318.920.71,07616.918.9+267
Young lone persons2493.54.53265.15.0-77
Middle-aged lone persons4185.96.44106.46.4+8
Older lone persons6769.59.83395.37.5+336
Group households1532.12.41432.22.4+9
Total households without children3,25745.748.02,81444.145.5+443
Total households7,121100.0100.06,383100.0100.0+738
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 Friberg Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 443.

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

  • Older lone persons (+336 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+269 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-110 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-77 persons)

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