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Norman Gardens

Households without children

In Norman Gardens, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Norman Gardens, 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, Norman Gardens'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
Norman Gardens - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Berserker and The Common %Number%Berserker and The Common %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,06727.118.452422.822.5+543
Young couples without children2566.56.31838.05.2+73
Middle-aged couples without children3619.25.62199.57.6+142
Older couples without children45011.46.51225.39.7+328
Lone person households86121.831.639917.429.9+462
Young lone persons2165.59.01807.87.9+36
Middle-aged lone persons2536.410.81185.18.2+135
Older lone persons3929.911.71014.413.9+291
Group households992.54.01506.53.9-51
Total households without children2,02751.454.01,07346.756.3+954
Total households3,941100.0100.02,296100.0100.0+1,645
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 Norman Gardens in 2021 compared to Berserker and The Common shows that there was a similar 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 954.

The largest changes in households without children in Norman Gardens, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+328 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+291 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+142 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+135 persons)

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