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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

The Hills Shire

Households without children

In The Hills Shire, 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 The Hills Shire, 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, The Hills Shire'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
The Hills Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2001 to 2021
Couples without children14,30023.423.38,38823.722.1+5,911
Young couples without children3,3515.58.82,5127.18.2+839
Middle-aged couples without children3,9606.55.93,68010.47.0+279
Older couples without children6,98911.58.62,1956.26.8+4,794
Lone person households7,27911.922.23,4609.821.3+3,819
Young lone persons1,6442.76.81,0272.97.2+616
Middle-aged lone persons1,9103.16.71,1043.16.0+805
Older lone persons3,7256.18.71,3273.88.0+2,397
Group households8311.44.05541.64.1+276
Total households without children22,41036.749.612,40335.147.4+10,007
Total households61,026100.0100.035,365100.0100.0+25,661
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 The Hills Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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 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 10,007.

The largest changes in households without children in The Hills Shire, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+4,794 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+2,397 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+839 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+805 persons)

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