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Ringwood

Households without children

In Ringwood, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Ringwood, 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, Ringwood'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
Ringwood - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Maroondah %Number%City of Maroondah %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,89823.724.61,64223.223.8+256
Young couples without children84110.57.871910.27.7+122
Middle-aged couples without children4075.16.43575.06.7+50
Older couples without children6508.110.55668.09.4+84
Lone person households2,35129.324.31,95427.623.3+397
Young lone persons7219.05.44836.85.5+238
Middle-aged lone persons7539.47.86539.27.7+100
Older lone persons87710.911.081811.610.1+59
Group households3103.92.52944.22.8+16
Total households without children4,55956.851.43,89055.049.9+669
Total households8,021100.0100.07,073100.0100.0+948
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 Ringwood in 2021 compared to the City of Maroondah 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 669.

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

  • Young lone persons (+238 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+122 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+100 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+84 persons)

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