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Airport West (N)

Households without children

In Airport West (N), older couples without children account for 10% 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 Airport West (N), 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, Airport West (N)'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
Airport West (N) - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Airport West %Number%Airport West %1996 to 2021
Couples without children82323.223.265626.226.2+167
Young couples without children3229.19.11576.36.3+164
Middle-aged couples without children1604.54.52218.88.8-61
Older couples without children3419.69.627611.011.0+64
Lone person households1,08630.630.647418.918.9+611
Young lone persons2797.97.91586.36.3+120
Middle-aged lone persons3469.89.81144.64.6+231
Older lone persons46113.013.02018.08.0+260
Group households952.72.7572.32.3+37
Total households without children2,00456.556.51,18847.447.4+815
Total households3,546100.0100.02,506100.0100.0+1,039
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Airport West (N) in 2021 compared to Airport West shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 816.

The largest changes in households without children in Airport West (N), between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+260 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+231 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+164 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+120 persons)

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