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Merrylands (Central)

Households without children

In Merrylands (Central), older couples without children account for 5% 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 Merrylands (Central), 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, Merrylands (Central)'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
Merrylands (Central) - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Cumberland City %Number%Cumberland City %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,33715.718.51,21319.318.8+124
Young couples without children5896.97.84687.56.6+121
Middle-aged couples without children3043.64.32904.65.8+14
Older couples without children4445.26.54557.36.3-11
Lone person households1,87822.118.21,39322.219.6+485
Young lone persons6207.35.34857.76.0+135
Middle-aged lone persons6257.35.94026.45.6+223
Older lone persons6337.47.05068.18.0+127
Group households4455.25.52303.73.4+215
Total households without children3,66043.042.22,83645.241.8+824
Total households8,516100.0100.06,269100.0100.0+2,247
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 Merrylands (Central) in 2021 compared to Cumberland City shows that there was a smaller 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 824.

The largest changes in households without children in Merrylands (Central), between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+223 persons)
  • Group households (+215 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+135 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+127 persons)

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