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Redfern

Households without children

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In Redfern, older couples without children account for 4% 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 Redfern, 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, Redfern'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
Redfern - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Redfern Street Village Area %Number%Redfern Street Village Area %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,61525.424.384517.715.8+770
Young couples without children97115.317.14559.59.6+516
Middle-aged couples without children3976.24.51934.13.7+203
Older couples without children2473.92.71964.12.6+51
Lone person households2,49939.339.91,79137.537.6+708
Young lone persons91314.319.970214.715.0+210
Middle-aged lone persons91814.411.155411.610.9+364
Older lone persons66810.59.053411.211.7+134
Group households75211.812.659712.512.3+154
Total households without children4,86676.476.83,23467.865.7+1,632
Total households6,366100.0100.04,772100.0100.0+1,594
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 Redfern in 2021 compared to Redfern Street Village Area 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,632.

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

  • Young couples without children (+516 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+364 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+210 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+203 persons)

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