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Bittern - Crib Point

Households without children

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In Bittern - Crib Point, older couples without children account for 14% 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 Bittern - Crib Point, 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, Bittern - Crib Point'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
Bittern - Crib Point - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %1991 to 2021
Couples without children87229.329.632020.928.1+552
Young couples without children1444.83.81328.75.9+11
Middle-aged couples without children30610.38.71127.49.7+193
Older couples without children42214.217.1744.912.5+347
Lone person households72924.525.718111.919.7+547
Young lone persons1143.83.1845.54.6+30
Middle-aged lone persons2618.87.7432.95.0+217
Older lone persons35411.914.9533.510.1+300
Group households471.61.7442.92.5+2
Total households without children1,64855.457.054635.750.3+1,101
Total households2,977100.0100.01,530100.0100.0+1,447
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 Bittern - Crib Point in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,102.

The largest changes in households without children in Bittern - Crib Point, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+347 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+300 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+217 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+193 persons)

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