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South Morang

Households without children

In South Morang, older couples without children account for 6% 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 South Morang, 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, South Morang'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
South Morang - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,50819.321.319024.819.6+1,318
Young couples without children5767.47.713718.08.1+438
Middle-aged couples without children4435.75.3385.06.9+405
Older couples without children4896.38.2141.84.7+475
Lone person households1,32617.017.59512.59.6+1,231
Young lone persons3864.95.3456.04.1+340
Middle-aged lone persons4315.55.7233.12.7+407
Older lone persons5096.56.6263.42.9+483
Group households1742.22.5141.91.7+159
Total households without children3,00838.541.330039.231.0+2,708
Total households7,816100.0100.0766100.0100.0+7,050
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 South Morang in 2021 compared to the City of Whittlesea shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,708.

The largest changes in households without children in South Morang, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+483 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+475 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+438 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+407 persons)

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