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Glenroy

Households without children

In Glenroy, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Glenroy, 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, Glenroy'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
Glenroy - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Merri-bek %Number%City of Merri-bek %1991 to 2021
Couples without children2,12523.323.91,53624.222.7+589
Young couples without children1,19613.113.53846.08.0+811
Middle-aged couples without children3794.14.65298.36.1-150
Older couples without children5506.05.86229.88.5-73
Lone person households2,34225.628.41,18518.622.1+1,156
Young lone persons7187.911.33485.58.2+370
Middle-aged lone persons6877.58.13054.85.1+381
Older lone persons93710.39.05318.48.8+405
Group households4304.77.71782.85.9+252
Total households without children4,89753.660.02,90045.650.6+1,996
Total households9,138100.0100.06,359100.0100.0+2,779
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Glenroy in 2021 compared to the City of Merri-bek shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,997.

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

  • Young couples without children (+811 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+405 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+381 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+370 persons)

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