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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)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,59719.425.41,46419.224.8+133
Young couples without children5867.17.46047.97.2-18
Middle-aged couples without children4936.07.64125.48.0+81
Older couples without children5186.310.34485.99.6+70
Lone person households1,26215.424.298813.022.8+274
Young lone persons3304.06.43354.45.9-5
Middle-aged lone persons4385.37.63364.47.6+102
Older lone persons4946.010.13174.29.3+177
Group households1551.93.71131.54.0+42
Total households without children3,01436.753.22,56533.751.6+449
Total households8,221100.0100.07,618100.0100.0+603
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Australia 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 449.

The largest changes in households without children in South Morang, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+177 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+102 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+81 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+70 persons)

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