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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Households without children

In Hobsons Bay City, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Hobsons Bay City, 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, Hobsons Bay City'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
Hobsons Bay City - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Western Region %Number%Western Region %2011 to 2021
Couples without children8,64423.921.07,63123.522.1+1,013
Young couples without children3,0608.58.72,7928.69.1+268
Middle-aged couples without children2,5006.95.42,2957.16.6+205
Older couples without children3,0848.56.92,5447.86.4+540
Lone person households9,11925.220.27,90124.319.8+1,218
Young lone persons2,1255.96.72,3057.17.1-180
Middle-aged lone persons3,2168.96.52,6988.36.4+518
Older lone persons3,77810.57.02,8988.96.3+880
Group households1,0032.83.51,2373.83.6-234
Total households without children18,76651.944.716,76951.645.5+1,997
Total households36,153100.0100.032,526100.0100.0+3,627
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 Hobsons Bay City in 2021 compared to Western Region shows that there was a similar 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 larger 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 1,997.

The largest changes in households without children in Hobsons Bay City, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+880 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+540 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+518 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+268 persons)

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