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City of Whittlesea

Households without children

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In the City of Whittlesea, older couples without children account for 8% 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 City of Whittlesea, 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 City of Whittlesea's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Households without children by life stage
City of Whittlesea - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2011 to 2021
Couples without children16,78221.324.611,86822.924.6+4,914
Young couples without children6,1027.77.94,2718.37.6+1,831
Middle-aged couples without children4,2115.36.83,5876.98.3+624
Older couples without children6,4698.29.94,0107.88.8+2,459
Lone person households13,80817.524.77,63214.823.5+6,176
Young lone persons4,1565.37.22,7115.27.0+1,445
Middle-aged lone persons4,4905.77.52,3864.67.6+2,104
Older lone persons5,1626.610.02,5354.98.9+2,627
Group households1,9852.53.81,1412.24.1+844
Total households without children32,57541.353.120,64139.952.2+11,934
Total households78,807100.0100.051,716100.0100.0+27,091
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a similar 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 11,934.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Whittlesea, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+2,627 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+2,459 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+2,104 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+1,831 persons)

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