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Victoria Point

Households without children

In Victoria Point, older couples without children account for 19% 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 Victoria 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, Victoria 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
Victoria Point - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Sheldon %Number%Sheldon %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,94532.734.01,68531.435.8+260
Young couples without children1923.23.62504.72.1-58
Middle-aged couples without children61410.312.058010.819.4+34
Older couples without children1,13919.118.485515.914.2+284
Lone person households1,43524.110.31,02019.09.5+415
Young lone persons1151.90.71242.31.6-9
Middle-aged lone persons3225.44.12484.63.8+74
Older lone persons99816.85.564812.14.1+350
Group households1141.91.91372.61.1-23
Total households without children3,49458.746.22,84252.946.3+652
Total households5,949100.0100.05,369100.0100.0+580
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Victoria Point in 2021 compared to Sheldon shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 652.

The largest changes in households without children in Victoria Point, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+350 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+284 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+74 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-58 persons)

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