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Households without children

In Randwick City, older couples without children account for 7% 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 Randwick City, 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, Randwick City'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
Randwick City - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples without children12,93424.023.311,86321.922.4+1,071
Young couples without children6,27911.78.86,01811.18.3+261
Middle-aged couples without children2,6544.95.92,4254.56.0+229
Older couples without children4,0017.48.63,4206.38.1+581
Lone person households14,50927.022.213,10024.220.4+1,409
Young lone persons4,8859.16.84,4208.25.8+465
Middle-aged lone persons4,2057.86.74,0147.46.5+191
Older lone persons5,41910.18.74,6668.68.1+753
Group households3,8737.24.05,50210.24.5-1,629
Total households without children31,31658.249.630,46556.347.3+851
Total households53,828100.0100.054,160100.0100.0-332
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 Randwick City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 851.

The largest changes in households without children in Randwick City, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Group households (-1,629 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+753 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+581 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+465 persons)

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