Keilor Road / Essendon North (N)
Households without children
In Keilor Road / Essendon North (N), older couples without children account for 3% of total households in 2016.
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 Keilor Road / Essendon North (N), 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, Keilor Road / Essendon North (N)'s Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) - Households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households without children | Number | % | Keilor East % | Number | % | Keilor East % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Couples without children | 577 | 17.1 | 22.6 | 596 | 18.1 | 21.7 | -19 | 19001 |
| Young couples without children | 370 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 385 | 11.7 | 7.7 | -15 | 19002 |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 110 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 130 | 4.0 | 5.5 | -20 | 19003 |
| Older couples without children | 97 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 81 | 2.5 | 8.5 | +16 | 19004 |
| Lone person households | 1,080 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 1,067 | 32.5 | 30.8 | +13 | 19005 |
| Young lone persons | 450 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 451 | 13.7 | 9.0 | -1 | 19006 |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 339 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 323 | 9.8 | 8.5 | +16 | 19007 |
| Older lone persons | 291 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 293 | 8.9 | 13.3 | -2 | 19008 |
| Group households | 277 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 299 | 9.1 | 3.0 | -22 | 19009 |
| Total households without children | 1,934 | 57.4 | 57.2 | 1,962 | 59.7 | 55.6 | -28 | 19010 |
| Total households | 3,370 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,287 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +83 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the households without children in Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) in 2016 compared to Keilor East 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of households without children decreased by 28.
There were no major differences in Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) between 2011 and 2016.