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Melton

Households without children

In Melton, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Melton, 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, Melton'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
Melton - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Couples without children63319.418.965920.519.8-26
Young couples without children1444.47.61354.27.3+9
Middle-aged couples without children1845.65.42206.86.5-36
Older couples without children3059.45.93049.45.9+1
Lone person households99530.515.786726.915.3+128
Young lone persons2166.65.21946.05.3+22
Middle-aged lone persons33810.45.53099.65.5+29
Older lone persons44113.55.036411.34.5+77
Group households892.71.91113.42.2-22
Total households without children1,71752.736.51,63750.937.2+80
Total households3,259100.0100.03,219100.0100.0+40
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 Melton in 2021 compared to the City of Melton 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 80.

The largest change in households without children in Melton, between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Older lone persons (+77 persons)

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