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Fairfield West

Households without children

In Fairfield West, 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 Fairfield West, 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, Fairfield West'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
Fairfield West - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Cabramatta West %Number%Cabramatta West %1991 to 2021
Couples without children63416.914.552317.720.0+111
Young couples without children1233.33.51535.24.6-30
Middle-aged couples without children1564.24.72679.08.3-111
Older couples without children3559.56.31033.57.1+252
Lone person households46312.413.02458.311.5+218
Young lone persons792.12.0742.52.6+5
Middle-aged lone persons1584.24.3903.03.9+68
Older lone persons2266.06.7812.75.0+145
Group households661.82.1612.12.2+5
Total households without children1,16331.129.582928.033.7+334
Total households3,745100.0100.02,958100.0100.0+787
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 Fairfield West in 2021 compared to Cabramatta West shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar 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 334.

The largest changes in households without children in Fairfield West, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+252 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+145 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-111 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+68 persons)

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