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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)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2001 to 2021
Couples without children4,38831.425.43,32728.024.4+1,061
Young couples without children7335.27.96875.87.5+46
Middle-aged couples without children1,61311.57.61,71614.59.4-103
Older couples without children2,04214.69.99247.87.6+1,118
Lone person households2,79120.024.02,01717.023.9+774
Young lone persons3892.87.15434.68.7-154
Middle-aged lone persons9276.67.37586.47.1+169
Older lone persons1,47510.69.67166.08.1+759
Group households2571.83.42101.83.8+47
Total households without children7,43653.252.75,55446.852.1+1,882
Total households13,976100.0100.011,869100.0100.0+2,107
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,882.

The largest changes in households without children in the Shire of Mundaring, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,118 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+759 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+169 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-154 persons)

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