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Gowanbrae

Households without children

In Gowanbrae, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Gowanbrae, 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, Gowanbrae'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
Gowanbrae - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Brunswick West %Number%Brunswick West %1996 to 2021
Couples without children26022.522.53225.718.5+227
Young couples without children716.114.0107.910.0+61
Middle-aged couples without children706.13.9118.73.1+59
Older couples without children11910.34.6119.15.4+107
Lone person households25121.736.92520.335.8+225
Young lone persons453.919.186.617.7+37
Middle-aged lone persons585.09.965.48.5+51
Older lone persons14812.87.9108.39.6+137
Group households161.49.111.27.5+14
Total households without children52745.668.56047.361.7+467
Total households1,156100.0100.0127100.0100.0+1,028
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Gowanbrae in 2021 compared to Brunswick West shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 467.

The largest changes in households without children in Gowanbrae, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+137 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+107 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+61 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+59 persons)

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