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City of StonningtonCommunity profile

City of Stonnington

Households without children

In the City of Stonnington, 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 the City of Stonnington, 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 Stonnington'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 Stonnington - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Couples without children12,55225.323.511,84325.022.9+709
Young couples without children6,39812.98.96,45713.68.6-59
Middle-aged couples without children2,2274.55.81,9684.26.0+259
Older couples without children3,9277.98.83,4187.28.3+509
Lone person households18,51937.323.715,01331.722.0+3,506
Young lone persons9,17618.57.96,97514.77.1+2,201
Middle-aged lone persons4,2018.57.03,7227.86.8+479
Older lone persons5,14210.48.84,3169.18.1+826
Group households3,4116.94.14,2198.94.7-808
Total households without children34,48269.451.331,07565.549.7+3,407
Total households49,655100.0100.047,420100.0100.0+2,235
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 Stonnington 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 3,407.

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

  • Young lone persons (+2,201 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+826 persons)
  • Group households (-808 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+509 persons)

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