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Lismore CityCommunity profile

Urban Lismore

Households without children

In Urban Lismore, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Urban Lismore, 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, Urban Lismore'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
Urban Lismore - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Lismore City %Number%Lismore City %1991 to 2021
Couples without children2,53221.324.41,99022.121.7+542
Young couples without children5704.84.34805.35.8+89
Middle-aged couples without children8307.09.27208.08.2+110
Older couples without children1,1329.510.97898.77.7+343
Lone person households3,87632.628.41,83020.318.5+2,046
Young lone persons6585.54.54995.56.1+159
Middle-aged lone persons1,42812.010.94194.74.3+1,009
Older lone persons1,79015.113.091110.18.0+879
Group households5594.74.36176.95.6-59
Total households without children6,96758.657.14,43849.245.8+2,529
Total households11,885100.0100.09,019100.0100.0+2,866
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 Urban Lismore in 2021 compared to Lismore City 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,529.

The largest changes in households without children in Urban Lismore, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,009 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+879 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+343 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+159 persons)

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