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Thornhill Park

Households without children

In Thornhill Park, older couples without children account for 1% 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 Thornhill Park, 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, Thornhill Park'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
Thornhill Park - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Caroline Springs %Number%Caroline Springs %1991 to 2021
Couples without children25224.317.1917.423.8+243
Young couples without children21420.65.925.08.7+211
Middle-aged couples without children292.85.648.011.9+25
Older couples without children90.95.624.33.2+7
Lone person households14914.414.0916.77.1+140
Young lone persons1029.84.259.44.8+97
Middle-aged lone persons363.55.836.0--+33
Older lone persons111.14.001.32.4+10
Group households252.41.801.72.4+24
Total households without children42641.032.91935.833.3+407
Total households1,038100.0100.053100.0100.0+984
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Thornhill Park in 2021 compared to Caroline Springs 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 407.

The largest changes in households without children in Thornhill Park, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+211 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+97 persons)

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