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Caulfield North - Caulfield East

Households without children

In Caulfield North - Caulfield East, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Caulfield North - Caulfield East, 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, Caulfield North - Caulfield East'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
Caulfield North - Caulfield East - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2001 to 2021
Couples without children2,02326.525.41,32121.724.4+702
Young couples without children85811.37.45128.47.1+346
Middle-aged couples without children3504.67.62934.89.4+57
Older couples without children81510.710.35168.57.9+299
Lone person households2,34030.724.21,78129.222.9+559
Young lone persons98412.96.45969.87.6+388
Middle-aged lone persons5246.97.64267.06.7+98
Older lone persons83210.910.175912.48.6+73
Group households5026.63.74096.73.7+93
Total households without children4,86563.853.23,51157.650.9+1,354
Total households7,620100.0100.06,099100.0100.0+1,521
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Caulfield North - Caulfield East in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

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

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,354.

The largest changes in households without children in Caulfield North - Caulfield East, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+388 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+346 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+299 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+98 persons)

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