idc-logo
svg rectangle color
Georges River CouncilCommunity profile

Hurstville (City Centre)

Households without children

In Hurstville (City Centre), older couples without children account for 4% 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 Hurstville (City Centre), 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, Hurstville (City Centre)'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
Hurstville (City Centre) - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%SSROC %Number%SSROC %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,21431.824.658729.622.7+626
Young couples without children92224.111.544022.210.2+482
Middle-aged couples without children1403.75.4693.55.8+70
Older couples without children1524.07.6783.96.7+74
Lone person households77020.225.936118.224.4+409
Young lone persons48712.79.521811.08.6+268
Middle-aged lone persons1634.37.6743.77.6+89
Older lone persons1203.18.8683.48.1+52
Group households3729.76.025512.96.1+116
Total households without children2,35661.756.51,20560.753.2+1,151
Total households3,820100.0100.01,984100.0100.0+1,836
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Hurstville (City Centre) in 2021 compared to SSROC shows that there was a larger 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,151.

The largest changes in households without children in Hurstville (City Centre), between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+482 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+268 persons)
  • Group households (+116 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+89 persons)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.