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Pittwater Ward

Households without children

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In Pittwater Ward, older couples without children account for 18% 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 Pittwater Ward, 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, Pittwater Ward'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
Pittwater Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples without children5,51230.726.24,26226.425.6+1,250
Young couples without children6563.77.61,1547.19.2-498
Middle-aged couples without children1,6429.16.91,68410.47.9-42
Older couples without children3,21417.911.71,4238.88.5+1,791
Lone person households3,80621.221.63,18219.722.0+624
Young lone persons4092.34.37444.66.6-336
Middle-aged lone persons1,0345.86.58585.35.6+175
Older lone persons2,36313.110.91,5789.89.8+784
Group households3061.73.14412.74.2-136
Total households without children9,62453.650.97,88648.851.8+1,738
Total households17,970100.0100.016,151100.0100.0+1,819
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Pittwater Ward in 2021 compared to Northern Beaches Council area shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,738.

The largest changes in households without children in Pittwater Ward, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,791 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+784 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-498 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-336 persons)

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