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Springwood

Households without children

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In Springwood, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Springwood, 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, Springwood'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
Springwood - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Boronia Heights %Number%Boronia Heights %2016 to 2021
Couples without children97126.520.290627.119.2+64
Young couples without children2637.26.52607.85.8+2
Middle-aged couples without children2857.87.72738.26.9+11
Older couples without children42311.66.037211.16.6+50
Lone person households87724.021.067720.320.1+199
Young lone persons2165.95.61765.34.9+39
Middle-aged lone persons2667.37.52326.97.8+34
Older lone persons39510.87.92688.07.4+127
Group households932.53.6942.83.5-2
Total households without children1,94153.044.71,67950.242.9+262
Total households3,660100.0100.03,345100.0100.0+314
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Springwood in 2021 compared to Boronia Heights shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 262.

The largest changes in households without children in Springwood, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+127 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+50 persons)

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