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Mernda - North

Households without children

In Mernda - North, older couples without children account for 7% 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 Mernda - North, 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, Mernda - North'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
Mernda - North - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%South Morang %Number%South Morang %2006 to 2021
Couples without children81020.519.43916.421.3+771
Young couples without children3659.27.1114.911.8+353
Middle-aged couples without children1724.46.0187.76.4+154
Older couples without children2736.96.393.83.2+264
Lone person households69617.615.43715.511.7+659
Young lone persons2145.44.0104.35.5+204
Middle-aged lone persons2325.95.3156.33.7+217
Older lone persons2506.36.0125.02.5+238
Group households701.81.952.21.5+65
Total households without children1,57639.936.78234.234.5+1,494
Total households3,949100.0100.0240100.0100.0+3,709
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Mernda - North in 2021 compared to South Morang shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,494.

The largest changes in households without children in Mernda - North, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+353 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+264 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+238 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+217 persons)

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