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Eynesbury

Households without children

In Eynesbury, 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 Eynesbury, 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, Eynesbury'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
Eynesbury - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Melton West %Number%Melton West %2016 to 2021
Couples without children23524.622.823726.621.8-2
Young couples without children626.55.411012.34.8-48
Middle-aged couples without children9910.47.98910.09.3+10
Older couples without children747.79.5384.37.7+36
Lone person households10210.719.4889.916.8+14
Young lone persons272.85.6515.74.5-24
Middle-aged lone persons535.57.1283.16.9+25
Older lone persons222.36.891.05.4+13
Group households50.52.4161.82.2-11
Total households without children34235.844.734138.240.8+1
Total households955100.0100.0892100.0100.0+63
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 Eynesbury in 2021 compared to Melton West shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1.

There were no major differences in Eynesbury between 2016 and 2021.

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