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Broken Hill CityCommunity profile

Broken Hill City

Households without children

In Broken Hill City, 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 Broken Hill City, 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, Broken Hill City'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
Broken Hill City - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,89423.627.71,89424.527.00
Young couples without children3594.55.03144.14.5+45
Middle-aged couples without children6638.39.37409.610.0-77
Older couples without children87210.913.384010.912.5+32
Lone person households2,71333.826.12,53632.825.5+177
Young lone persons5767.24.75076.54.7+69
Middle-aged lone persons91011.38.488311.48.9+27
Older lone persons1,22715.313.01,14614.812.0+81
Group households1622.03.11822.43.1-20
Total households without children4,76959.456.84,61259.655.6+157
Total households8,022100.0100.07,741100.0100.0+281
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Broken Hill City in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a smaller 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 157.

The largest changes in households without children in Broken Hill City, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+81 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-77 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+69 persons)

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