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Milperra

Households without children

In Milperra, 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 Milperra, 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, Milperra'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
Milperra - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Belmore %Number%Belmore %1991 to 2021
Couples without children34625.418.918415.219.3+161
Young couples without children564.17.2685.78.1-13
Middle-aged couples without children886.54.9897.35.8-1
Older couples without children20214.86.8262.25.4+175
Lone person households21515.824.2655.419.6+149
Young lone persons332.47.2242.06.5+8
Middle-aged lone persons584.38.0191.64.9+38
Older lone persons1249.19.0211.88.1+102
Group households151.13.9191.64.3-4
Total households without children57642.347.026922.243.2+306
Total households1,361100.0100.01,216100.0100.0+145
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Milperra in 2021 compared to Belmore 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 307.

The largest changes in households without children in Milperra, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+175 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+102 persons)

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