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Green Square and City South Village Area

Households without children

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In Green Square and City South Village Area, older couples without children account for 2% 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 Green Square and City South Village Area, 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, Green Square and City South Village Area'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
Green Square and City South Village Area - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Surry Hills %Number%Surry Hills %2001 to 2021
Couples without children6,66733.827.166924.121.1+5,997
Young couples without children5,52828.018.642315.216.2+5,104
Middle-aged couples without children7593.95.71194.33.4+640
Older couples without children3801.92.71274.61.6+253
Lone person households5,85529.743.558921.234.5+5,265
Young lone persons4,25221.622.336413.120.2+3,887
Middle-aged lone persons1,1515.813.81314.78.4+1,019
Older lone persons4522.37.3933.46.0+358
Group households2,48612.611.32519.113.2+2,234
Total households without children15,00876.181.81,51154.468.8+13,497
Total households19,714100.0100.02,778100.0100.0+16,935
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 Green Square and City South Village Area in 2021 compared to Surry Hills 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 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 13,497.

The largest changes in households without children in Green Square and City South Village Area, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+5,104 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+3,887 persons)
  • Group households (+2,234 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,019 persons)

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