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Waterline (Westernport Townships)

Households without children

In Waterline (Westernport Townships), older couples without children account for 15% 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 Waterline (Westernport Townships), 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, Waterline (Westernport Townships)'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
Waterline (Westernport Townships) - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Phillip Island Balance %Number%Phillip Island Balance %2006 to 2021
Couples without children72030.528.847532.432.3+245
Young couples without children1014.33.0523.65.9+48
Middle-aged couples without children27211.512.423315.914.9+39
Older couples without children34714.713.418912.911.6+158
Lone person households72330.727.942228.828.8+300
Young lone persons903.84.7785.47.4+11
Middle-aged lone persons29012.311.018512.612.5+105
Older lone persons34314.612.215810.88.9+184
Group households612.62.5453.13.2+16
Total households without children1,50463.859.394364.264.3+561
Total households2,357100.0100.01,469100.0100.0+888
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 Waterline (Westernport Townships) in 2021 compared to Phillip Island Balance shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

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

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 561.

The largest changes in households without children in Waterline (Westernport Townships), between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+184 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+158 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+105 persons)

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