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Manningham City CouncilCommunity profile

City of Manningham

Households without children

In the City of Manningham, older couples without children account for 15% 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 the City of Manningham, 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, the City of Manningham'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
City of Manningham - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2006 to 2021
Couples without children12,22326.723.510,21726.522.9+2,006
Young couples without children2,5075.58.92,0775.47.9+430
Middle-aged couples without children2,8266.25.83,3588.77.4-532
Older couples without children6,89015.18.84,78212.47.6+2,108
Lone person households9,00219.723.76,33316.522.5+2,669
Young lone persons1,9104.27.91,5504.07.8+360
Middle-aged lone persons2,2564.97.01,7574.66.8+499
Older lone persons4,83610.68.83,0267.97.9+1,810
Group households8881.94.16541.74.2+234
Total households without children22,11348.451.317,20444.749.6+4,909
Total households45,716100.0100.038,495100.0100.0+7,221
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 the City of Manningham in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 4,909.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Manningham, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+2,108 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,810 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-532 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+499 persons)

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