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Middle Park - Albert Park

Households without children

In Middle Park - Albert Park, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Middle Park - Albert Park, 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, Middle Park - Albert Park'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
Middle Park - Albert Park - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Port Phillip %Number%City of Port Phillip %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,24925.624.71,13822.419.0+111
Young couples without children3547.313.759211.611.2-238
Middle-aged couples without children3797.85.83025.94.1+77
Older couples without children51610.65.12444.83.7+272
Lone person households1,61333.141.01,84936.441.4-237
Young lone persons4138.518.886617.022.3-454
Middle-aged lone persons52210.713.54338.59.3+88
Older lone persons67813.98.754910.89.8+129
Group households1392.96.354410.711.1-406
Total households without children3,00161.671.93,53269.571.5-532
Total households4,871100.0100.05,083100.0100.0-212
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 Middle Park - Albert Park in 2021 compared to the City of Port Phillip shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children decreased by 531.

The largest changes in households without children in Middle Park - Albert Park, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (-454 persons)
  • Group households (-406 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+272 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-238 persons)

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