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Hamlyn Terrace

Households without children

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In Hamlyn Terrace, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Hamlyn Terrace, 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, Hamlyn Terrace'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
Hamlyn Terrace - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Mountains District %Number%Mountains District %1996 to 2021
Couples without children72924.826.53527.227.0+694
Young couples without children2006.84.054.57.2+194
Middle-aged couples without children1866.310.51411.412.8+171
Older couples without children34311.711.91411.47.1+328
Lone person households48416.524.12318.320.7+460
Young lone persons1003.43.454.57.1+94
Middle-aged lone persons1063.612.175.47.3+99
Older lone persons2789.58.6108.46.3+267
Group households571.93.043.52.8+53
Total households without children1,27043.253.56349.050.5+1,207
Total households2,938100.0100.0129100.0100.0+2,809
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 Hamlyn Terrace in 2021 compared to the Mountains District shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 increased by 1,207.

The largest changes in households without children in Hamlyn Terrace, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+328 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+267 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+194 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+171 persons)

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