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Mill Park

Households without children

In Mill Park, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Mill Park, 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, Mill Park'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
Mill Park - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Woodstock - Eden Park - Beveridge %Number%Woodstock - Eden Park - Beveridge %2001 to 2021
Couples without children2,52624.430.31,60417.126.2+922
Young couples without children6286.11.77838.34.3-155
Middle-aged couples without children8568.312.05005.315.8+356
Older couples without children1,04210.116.53213.46.1+721
Lone person households1,89318.312.78559.18.1+1,038
Young lone persons4784.61.24284.62.0+50
Middle-aged lone persons6636.43.82702.92.6+393
Older lone persons7527.37.71571.73.5+595
Group households2632.51.41691.81.2+94
Total households without children4,68245.244.42,62827.935.5+2,054
Total households10,358100.0100.09,403100.0100.0+955
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 Mill Park in 2021 compared to Woodstock - Eden Park - Beveridge 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,054.

The largest changes in households without children in Mill Park, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+721 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+595 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+393 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+356 persons)

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