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Brighton

Households without children

In Brighton, older couples without children account for 16% 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 Brighton, 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, Brighton'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
Brighton - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Cheltenham %Number%Cheltenham %2011 to 2021
Couples without children2,58627.824.02,23926.624.5+347
Young couples without children4564.97.64405.25.7+15
Middle-aged couples without children6637.15.77849.37.5-121
Older couples without children1,46715.810.61,01412.111.2+453
Lone person households2,49426.823.01,89822.625.2+595
Young lone persons4785.14.93354.06.0+143
Middle-aged lone persons6867.47.05336.37.8+153
Older lone persons1,33014.311.21,03012.311.4+299
Group households1591.73.22142.63.0-56
Total households without children5,23956.350.24,35251.852.7+886
Total households9,313100.0100.08,406100.0100.0+906
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Brighton in 2021 compared to Cheltenham shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 887.

The largest changes in households without children in Brighton, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+453 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+299 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+153 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+143 persons)

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