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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)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1996 to 2021
Couples without children2,77824.626.71,89322.523.9+884
Young couples without children5785.15.55746.85.9+3
Middle-aged couples without children6165.56.27208.59.9-105
Older couples without children1,58414.015.15987.18.0+986
Lone person households2,15919.119.71,16713.813.0+992
Young lone persons4604.14.23874.64.1+72
Middle-aged lone persons5564.94.92773.33.5+278
Older lone persons1,14310.110.65016.05.5+641
Group households1931.71.91732.12.1+20
Total households without children5,13045.548.43,23438.339.0+1,896
Total households11,286100.0100.08,435100.0100.0+2,851
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 the City of Manningham shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,896.

The largest changes in households without children in Doncaster East, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+986 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+641 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+278 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-105 persons)

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