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Drummoyne

Households without children

In Drummoyne, 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 Drummoyne, 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, Drummoyne'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
Drummoyne - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Canada Bay %Number%City of Canada Bay %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,47629.028.01,30625.926.2+170
Young couples without children54210.611.855110.912.1-9
Middle-aged couples without children3977.86.53206.36.1+77
Older couples without children53710.59.84358.68.1+102
Lone person households1,40627.623.81,29725.720.7+109
Young lone persons3607.17.83376.76.9+23
Middle-aged lone persons4749.37.14388.75.9+36
Older lone persons57211.29.052210.37.9+50
Group households1883.74.33146.26.0-126
Total households without children3,07060.256.22,91757.853.0+153
Total households5,097100.0100.05,047100.0100.0+50
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Drummoyne in 2021 compared to the City of Canada Bay 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 153.

The largest changes in households without children in Drummoyne, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Group households (-126 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+102 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+77 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+50 persons)

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