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East Victoria Park - Kensington

Households without children

In East Victoria Park - Kensington, older couples without children account for 4% 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 East Victoria Park - Kensington, 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, East Victoria Park - Kensington'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
East Victoria Park - Kensington - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Town of Victoria Park %Number%Town of Victoria Park %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,14826.025.673621.821.4+412
Young couples without children65014.713.739011.610.2+259
Middle-aged couples without children3056.96.31303.94.1+174
Older couples without children1934.45.72146.47.1-22
Lone person households1,17326.632.91,15834.338.9+14
Young lone persons45910.411.559717.716.4-138
Middle-aged lone persons3608.29.72507.48.0+109
Older lone persons3548.011.73109.214.5+44
Group households3187.27.037411.19.6-56
Total households without children2,63959.965.62,26867.269.8+370
Total households4,408100.0100.03,374100.0100.0+1,033
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 East Victoria Park - Kensington in 2021 compared to the Town of Victoria Park 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 371.

The largest changes in households without children in East Victoria Park - Kensington, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+259 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+174 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-138 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+109 persons)

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