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Essendon

Households without children

In Essendon, 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 Essendon, 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, Essendon'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
Essendon - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Airport West (N) %Number%Airport West (N) %2016 to 2021
Couples without children2,01222.823.21,74621.124.0+266
Young couples without children8369.59.17999.78.7+37
Middle-aged couples without children4625.24.54105.04.6+52
Older couples without children7148.19.65376.510.7+177
Lone person households2,75531.230.62,34528.326.8+410
Young lone persons1,05011.97.986410.46.8+186
Middle-aged lone persons8329.49.87198.78.4+113
Older lone persons8739.913.07629.211.6+111
Group households3433.92.73504.23.0-7
Total households without children5,11057.856.54,44153.753.8+669
Total households8,843100.0100.08,272100.0100.0+571
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 Essendon in 2021 compared to Airport West (N) shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 669.

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

  • Young lone persons (+186 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+177 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+113 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+111 persons)

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