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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Households without children

In the City of Canterbury Bankstown, older couples without children account for 8% 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 the City of Canterbury Bankstown, 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, the City of Canterbury Bankstown'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
City of Canterbury Bankstown - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %1996 to 2021
Couples without children23,13318.625.420,65021.023.9+2,483
Young couples without children7,5806.17.46,3686.57.4+1,211
Middle-aged couples without children5,8814.77.65,8045.98.8+77
Older couples without children9,6727.810.38,4778.67.7+1,194
Lone person households24,87120.024.218,98619.422.0+5,885
Young lone persons5,9824.86.44,9855.17.8+997
Middle-aged lone persons7,8596.37.64,9245.05.8+2,934
Older lone persons11,0308.910.19,0769.38.4+1,954
Group households4,2833.43.72,5902.64.2+1,693
Total households without children52,28742.153.242,22643.050.1+10,060
Total households124,148100.0100.098,111100.0100.0+26,037
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 the City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 compared to Australia 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 smaller 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 10,061.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Canterbury Bankstown, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+2,934 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,954 persons)
  • Group households (+1,693 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+1,211 persons)

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