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Wyndham Vale

Households without children

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In Wyndham Vale, older couples without children account for 4% 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 Wyndham Vale, 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, Wyndham Vale'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
Wyndham Vale - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Wyndham %Number%City of Wyndham %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,27918.619.01,00620.320.2+272
Young couples without children6479.49.03998.19.2+247
Middle-aged couples without children3354.95.13537.16.1-19
Older couples without children2974.34.92535.15.0+44
Lone person households1,08215.814.585617.314.4+226
Young lone persons3985.85.43196.45.3+78
Middle-aged lone persons3995.84.83226.55.0+77
Older lone persons2854.24.32144.34.1+71
Group households2163.13.21152.32.4+101
Total households without children2,57737.536.61,97839.937.1+599
Total households6,864100.0100.04,962100.0100.0+1,902
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 Wyndham Vale in 2021 compared to the City of Wyndham 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 599.

The largest changes in households without children in Wyndham Vale, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+247 persons)
  • Group households (+101 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+78 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+77 persons)

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