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This paper focuses on the residential mobility of middle-aged persons, not yet retired, an understudied cohort in mobility research. From the 1950s to the 1980s, mobility studies pointed to mid-life as a settled stage in terms of family, work and housing. Recent demographic and social changes, however, have led to these years being typified by a wide gamut of living arrangements that have complicated decisions about, and patterns of, residential mobility. Using the life-course perspective, this paper suggests that the transition to 'empty nester' status will heighten mobility among this group of middle-aged persons relative to their counterparts in other living arrangements. The analysis uses a customised migration matrix from the Australian 2006 Census and identifies segments of 45-64 year olds most likely to have changed address since the previous group, empty nest status conferred a 13 percentage point 'mobility premium' compared with couples that still had children at home. The results contribute to a better understanding of housing consumption among mid-life households and broader debates on access to affordable housing and processes of urban growth. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Author(s): Wulff M, Champion A, Lobo M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Population, Space and Place
Year: 2010
Volume: 16
Issue: 4
Pages: 307-321
ISSN (print): 1544-8444
ISSN (electronic): 1544-8452
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.553
DOI: 10.1002/psp.553
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