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Doncaster East

Households without children

In Doncaster East, 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 Doncaster East, 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, Doncaster East'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
Doncaster East - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Manna Ward %Number%Manna Ward %1991 to 2021
Couples without children2,77824.625.31,59420.120.5+1,183
Young couples without children5785.15.75567.06.8+22
Middle-aged couples without children6165.56.06307.98.2-14
Older couples without children1,58414.013.64085.15.5+1,176
Lone person households2,15919.120.884110.612.5+1,317
Young lone persons4604.13.42943.74.1+166
Middle-aged lone persons5564.96.31952.53.3+360
Older lone persons1,14310.111.23514.45.1+791
Group households1931.72.01922.43.10
Total households without children5,13045.548.22,62933.136.1+2,501
Total households11,286100.0100.07,948100.0100.0+3,338
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 Doncaster East in 2021 compared to Manna Ward shows that there was a smaller 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 larger 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 2,501.

The largest changes in households without children in Doncaster East, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,176 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+791 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+360 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+166 persons)

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