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Doncaster Hill

Households without children

In Doncaster Hill, older couples without children account for 7% 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 Hill, 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 Hill'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 Hill - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1996 to 2021
Couples without children55228.026.76224.023.9+490
Young couples without children32616.55.5187.15.9+308
Middle-aged couples without children794.06.2197.49.9+60
Older couples without children1477.515.1249.48.0+122
Lone person households71836.419.76324.513.0+654
Young lone persons40820.74.23011.74.1+378
Middle-aged lone persons1708.64.9166.43.5+153
Older lone persons1407.110.6166.45.5+123
Group households663.41.993.72.1+56
Total households without children1,33667.848.413552.239.0+1,200
Total households1,970100.0100.0259100.0100.0+1,710
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Doncaster Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a larger 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,201.

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

  • Young lone persons (+378 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+308 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+153 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+123 persons)

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