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North Richmond

Households without children

In North Richmond, 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 North Richmond, 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, North Richmond'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
North Richmond - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Yarra %Number%City of Yarra %2006 to 2021
Couples without children1,70024.426.892620.023.0+774
Young couples without children1,12416.116.854211.714.7+582
Middle-aged couples without children3054.45.22044.45.1+101
Older couples without children2713.94.81803.93.2+91
Lone person households2,77139.735.11,31228.429.3+1,459
Young lone persons1,56422.417.861713.414.2+947
Middle-aged lone persons71010.29.64199.19.0+291
Older lone persons4977.17.72766.06.0+221
Group households6839.811.152811.413.6+155
Total households without children5,15473.973.02,76659.965.9+2,388
Total households6,976100.0100.04,619100.0100.0+2,357
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 North Richmond in 2021 compared to the City of Yarra shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,388.

The largest changes in households without children in North Richmond, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+947 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+582 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+291 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+221 persons)

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