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Crows Nest - St Leonards

Households without children

In Crows Nest - St Leonards, 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 Crows Nest - St Leonards, 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, Crows Nest - St Leonards'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
Crows Nest - St Leonards - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,12229.628.999029.628.5+132
Young couples without children76620.214.971521.415.9+51
Middle-aged couples without children2025.36.21875.66.2+14
Older couples without children1544.17.8862.66.4+67
Lone person households1,41637.337.01,03330.932.4+383
Young lone persons85322.515.159517.812.9+258
Middle-aged lone persons3489.210.82848.59.9+64
Older lone persons2155.711.11534.69.5+61
Group households2005.34.82246.76.1-24
Total households without children2,73872.270.72,24767.367.0+490
Total households3,794100.0100.03,339100.0100.0+454
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 Crows Nest - St Leonards in 2021 compared to North Sydney Council area 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 491.

The largest changes in households without children in Crows Nest - St Leonards, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+258 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+67 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+64 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+61 persons)

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