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Shire of MundaringCommunity profile

Shire of Mundaring

Households without children

In the Shire of Mundaring, older couples without children account for 15% 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 the Shire of Mundaring, 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, the Shire of Mundaring'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
Shire of Mundaring - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Couples without children4,38831.425.44,05130.125.4+337
Young couples without children7335.27.96474.88.5+86
Middle-aged couples without children1,61311.57.61,63412.17.9-21
Older couples without children2,04214.69.91,77013.19.0+272
Lone person households2,79120.024.02,52818.821.7+263
Young lone persons3892.87.14463.36.3-57
Middle-aged lone persons9276.67.39216.87.0+6
Older lone persons1,47510.69.61,1618.68.4+314
Group households2571.83.42481.83.8+9
Total households without children7,43653.252.76,82750.750.9+609
Total households13,976100.0100.013,469100.0100.0+507
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 the Shire of Mundaring in 2021 compared to Greater Perth 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 609.

The largest changes in households without children in the Shire of Mundaring, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+314 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+272 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+86 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-57 persons)

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