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Blue Haven

Households without children

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In Blue Haven, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Blue Haven, 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, Blue Haven'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
Blue Haven - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %1991 to 2021
Couples without children53523.323.310125.121.3+434
Young couples without children1426.28.84711.78.0+95
Middle-aged couples without children1858.15.9338.26.5+152
Older couples without children2089.18.6215.26.8+187
Lone person households38816.922.25914.719.3+329
Young lone persons954.16.8235.76.4+72
Middle-aged lone persons1285.66.7205.05.0+108
Older lone persons1657.28.7164.07.9+149
Group households693.04.0133.25.2+56
Total households without children99243.249.617343.045.8+819
Total households2,297100.0100.0402100.0100.0+1,895
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Blue Haven in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 819.

The largest changes in households without children in Blue Haven, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+187 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+152 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+149 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+108 persons)

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