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Fishermans Bend

Households without children

In Fishermans Bend, older couples without children account for no 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 Fishermans Bend, 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, Fishermans Bend'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
Fishermans Bend - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Domain %Number%Domain %1996 to 2021
Couples without children23025.528.4418.522.7+226
Young couples without children18520.518.017.810.6+183
Middle-aged couples without children455.04.416.910.0+43
Older couples without children0--5.903.82.1-1
Lone person households26229.143.6732.230.6+254
Young lone persons20823.126.8313.015.3+205
Middle-aged lone persons465.110.618.311.0+44
Older lone persons80.96.3210.94.3+5
Group households10211.37.8313.911.3+99
Total households without children59465.979.81564.664.6+579
Total households901100.0100.023100.0100.0+878
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 Fishermans Bend in 2021 compared to Domain shows that there was a larger 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 579.

The largest changes in households without children in Fishermans Bend, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+205 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+183 persons)
  • Group households (+99 persons)

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