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Maddington

Households without children

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In Maddington, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Maddington, 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, Maddington's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Households without children by life stage
Maddington - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Outer Metropolitan Growth Councils %Number%Outer Metropolitan Growth Councils %2001 to 2021
Couples without children84618.624.578523.225.4+61
Young couples without children2615.77.12356.97.0+26
Middle-aged couples without children2385.28.43069.010.7-68
Older couples without children3477.69.12447.27.7+103
Lone person households1,15125.321.273721.818.8+414
Young lone persons3427.56.12708.06.4+72
Middle-aged lone persons3507.76.92387.06.1+112
Older lone persons45910.18.12296.86.3+230
Group households1884.12.51053.12.3+83
Total households without children2,18548.148.21,62748.046.6+558
Total households4,544100.0100.03,387100.0100.0+1,157
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Maddington in 2021 compared to Outer Metropolitan Growth Councils 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 558.

The largest changes in households without children in Maddington, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+230 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+112 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+103 persons)
  • Group households (+83 persons)

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