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Castle Hill

Households without children

In Castle Hill, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Castle Hill, 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, Castle Hill'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
Castle Hill - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children40521.628.939521.028.5+9
Young couples without children271.414.9150.815.9+12
Middle-aged couples without children1035.56.2965.16.2+7
Older couples without children27514.77.828415.16.4-9
Lone person households53128.337.056429.932.4-33
Young lone persons90.515.160.312.9+3
Middle-aged lone persons301.610.8382.09.9-8
Older lone persons49226.211.151927.59.5-28
Group households120.64.880.46.1+4
Total households without children94850.570.796851.367.0-20
Total households1,877100.0100.01,887100.0100.0-10
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Castle Hill in 2021 compared to North Sydney Council area shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children decreased by 20.

There were no major differences in Castle Hill between 2016 and 2021.

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