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City of Merri-bek

Households without children

In the City of Merri-bek, older couples without children account for 6% 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 the City of Merri-bek, 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, the City of Merri-bek'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
City of Merri-bek - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Couples without children16,86023.923.515,00723.222.9+1,853
Young couples without children9,53913.58.98,16212.68.6+1,377
Middle-aged couples without children3,2244.65.82,7494.36.0+475
Older couples without children4,0975.88.84,0966.38.3+1
Lone person households20,05828.423.716,51725.522.0+3,541
Young lone persons7,97911.37.95,9399.27.1+2,040
Middle-aged lone persons5,7018.17.04,8707.56.8+831
Older lone persons6,3789.08.85,7088.88.1+670
Group households5,4747.74.15,5068.54.7-32
Total households without children42,39260.051.337,03057.349.7+5,362
Total households70,636100.0100.064,675100.0100.0+5,961
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 the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 5,362.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Merri-bek, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+2,040 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+1,377 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+831 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+670 persons)

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