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North Rocks Ward

Households without children

In North Rocks Ward, older couples without children account for 12% 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 North Rocks 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, North Rocks 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
North Rocks Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %2016 to 2021
Couples without children3,43624.023.43,06124.322.3+375
Young couples without children8556.012.06935.510.5+162
Middle-aged couples without children8085.74.67516.04.9+57
Older couples without children1,77312.46.81,61712.86.9+156
Lone person households2,19615.421.51,83914.619.0+357
Young lone persons4693.38.93432.76.3+126
Middle-aged lone persons5724.06.14803.85.9+92
Older lone persons1,1558.16.51,0168.16.7+139
Group households3082.24.82361.94.4+72
Total households without children5,94041.649.85,13640.845.7+804
Total households14,294100.0100.012,590100.0100.0+1,704
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 North Rocks Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Parramatta 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 804.

The largest changes in households without children in North Rocks Ward, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+162 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+156 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+139 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+126 persons)

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