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Alexandria - Beaconsfield

Households without children

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In Alexandria - Beaconsfield, 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 Alexandria - Beaconsfield, 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, Alexandria - Beaconsfield'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
Alexandria - Beaconsfield - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,68431.928.228119.915.5+1,402
Young couples without children1,20622.919.417912.69.4+1,027
Middle-aged couples without children3496.65.4553.93.4+294
Older couples without children1292.43.4473.42.7+82
Lone person households1,69832.238.340028.338.2+1,298
Young lone persons97118.420.916211.517.4+808
Middle-aged lone persons5169.810.81188.411.2+397
Older lone persons2114.06.71188.49.7+93
Group households5079.610.821114.914.6+296
Total households without children3,88973.777.389363.168.4+2,996
Total households5,274100.0100.01,415100.0100.0+3,858
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Alexandria - Beaconsfield in 2021 compared to the City of Sydney shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,996.

The largest changes in households without children in Alexandria - Beaconsfield, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+1,027 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+808 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+397 persons)
  • Group households (+296 persons)

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