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Liverpool LGA

Households without children

In Liverpool LGA, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Liverpool LGA, 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, Liverpool LGA'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
Liverpool LGA - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Middleton Grange %Number%Middleton Grange %2016 to 2021
Couples without children12,43717.013.810,31516.417.1+2,122
Young couples without children4,1535.77.23,4055.411.6+748
Middle-aged couples without children3,6445.03.73,1725.03.1+472
Older couples without children4,6406.32.93,7385.92.4+902
Lone person households11,91516.37.49,20514.67.0+2,710
Young lone persons3,5464.83.92,4123.84.2+1,134
Middle-aged lone persons4,0355.52.13,3265.31.8+709
Older lone persons4,3345.91.43,4675.51.0+867
Group households1,3141.80.71,0291.60.9+285
Total households without children25,66635.021.920,54932.725.0+5,117
Total households73,277100.0100.062,926100.0100.0+10,351
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 Liverpool LGA in 2021 compared to Middleton Grange 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 5,117.

The largest changes in households without children in Liverpool LGA, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+1,134 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+902 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+867 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+748 persons)

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