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Doreen

Households without children

In Doreen, 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 Doreen, 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, Doreen'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
Doreen - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,79720.421.391025.922.9+886
Young couples without children7518.57.757616.48.3+175
Middle-aged couples without children4605.25.32085.96.9+252
Older couples without children5866.68.21263.67.8+460
Lone person households1,23113.917.536510.414.8+866
Young lone persons4274.85.32266.45.2+200
Middle-aged lone persons4695.35.7972.84.6+372
Older lone persons3353.86.6411.24.9+294
Group households1271.42.5541.52.2+73
Total households without children3,15535.741.31,33037.939.9+1,825
Total households8,829100.0100.03,514100.0100.0+5,315
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Doreen in 2021 compared to the City of Whittlesea shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,825.

The largest changes in households without children in Doreen, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+460 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+372 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+294 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+252 persons)

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