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Rosehill Ward

Households without children

In Rosehill Ward, older couples without children account for 3% 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 Rosehill 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, Rosehill 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
Rosehill Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %1996 to 2021
Couples without children7,95226.423.41,90320.522.9+6,048
Young couples without children5,87519.512.01,11412.09.1+4,761
Middle-aged couples without children1,1653.94.63493.86.6+815
Older couples without children9123.06.84394.77.2+472
Lone person households7,44324.721.52,38625.721.0+5,057
Young lone persons4,45314.88.91,09211.87.2+3,361
Middle-aged lone persons1,9096.36.15986.45.3+1,310
Older lone persons1,0813.66.56957.58.4+386
Group households2,2077.34.85906.34.3+1,617
Total households without children17,60258.449.84,88052.548.2+12,722
Total households30,157100.0100.09,294100.0100.0+20,862
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Rosehill Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Parramatta 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 12,722.

The largest changes in households without children in Rosehill Ward, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+4,761 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+3,361 persons)
  • Group households (+1,617 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,310 persons)

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