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Preston Activity Area

Households without children

In Preston Activity Area, 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 Preston Activity Area, 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, Preston Activity Area'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
Preston Activity Area - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Preston %Number%Preston %2001 to 2021
Couples without children50122.322.924819.421.0+253
Young couples without children33414.912.61149.08.6+220
Middle-aged couples without children793.55.0564.44.8+22
Older couples without children883.95.4776.17.7+11
Lone person households76734.228.540031.425.9+366
Young lone persons40418.011.019115.09.1+212
Middle-aged lone persons2229.98.9987.76.5+124
Older lone persons1416.38.61108.710.3+31
Group households2149.57.9675.34.7+146
Total households without children1,48266.059.371656.151.6+766
Total households2,244100.0100.01,276100.0100.0+968
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Preston Activity Area in 2021 compared to Preston 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 766.

The largest changes in households without children in Preston Activity Area, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+220 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+212 persons)
  • Group households (+146 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+124 persons)

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