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Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct

Households without children

In Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct, older couples without children account for 1% 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 Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct, 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, Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct'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
Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Bayside Council area %Number%Bayside Council area %1996 to 2021
Couples without children2,07835.324.72820.121.7+2,049
Young couples without children1,84231.313.1128.87.5+1,829
Middle-aged couples without children1682.94.774.96.1+161
Older couples without children681.26.996.48.2+59
Lone person households1,41424.024.02316.624.6+1,390
Young lone persons1,10618.88.686.26.9+1,097
Middle-aged lone persons2404.16.754.06.3+234
Older lone persons681.28.696.411.3+59
Group households81813.96.254.03.6+812
Total households without children4,31073.254.85840.749.9+4,252
Total households5,884100.0100.0143100.0100.0+5,741
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 Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct in 2021 compared to Bayside Council area 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 4,252.

The largest changes in households without children in Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+1,829 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+1,097 persons)
  • Group households (+812 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+234 persons)

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