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City of Port Phillip

Households without children

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In the City of Port Phillip, older couples without children account for 5% 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 Port Phillip, 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 Port Phillip's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Households without children by life stage
City of Port Phillip - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Domain %Number%Domain %1996 to 2021
Couples without children12,84724.728.46,81419.022.7+6,033
Young couples without children7,16013.718.04,02311.210.6+3,137
Middle-aged couples without children3,0475.84.41,4724.110.0+1,575
Older couples without children2,6405.15.91,3193.72.1+1,321
Lone person households21,34641.043.614,80741.430.6+6,539
Young lone persons9,80618.826.87,97222.315.3+1,834
Middle-aged lone persons7,02413.510.63,3169.311.0+3,708
Older lone persons4,5168.76.33,5199.84.3+997
Group households3,2636.37.83,98011.111.3-717
Total households without children37,45671.979.825,60171.564.6+11,855
Total households52,106100.0100.035,799100.0100.0+16,307
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 1996 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in the City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to Domain shows that there was a smaller 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 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 11,855.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Port Phillip, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+3,708 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+3,137 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+1,834 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+1,575 persons)

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