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Georges River CouncilCommunity profile

Hurstville (City Centre)

Households without children

In Hurstville (City Centre), 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 Hurstville (City Centre), 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, Hurstville (City Centre)'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
Hurstville (City Centre) - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Georges River Council area %Number%Georges River Council area %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,21431.823.710520.524.9+1,108
Young couples without children92224.18.76011.77.5+862
Middle-aged couples without children1403.75.5193.76.8+121
Older couples without children1524.09.5265.110.6+126
Lone person households77020.220.414027.320.5+629
Young lone persons48712.75.35911.65.7+427
Middle-aged lone persons1634.36.0285.54.5+135
Older lone persons1203.19.15210.210.3+68
Group households3729.73.8489.44.1+324
Total households without children2,35661.747.929457.249.5+2,061
Total households3,820100.0100.0514100.0100.0+3,305
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 Hurstville (City Centre) in 2021 compared to Georges River Council area shows that there was a larger 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 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 2,062.

The largest changes in households without children in Hurstville (City Centre), between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+862 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+427 persons)
  • Group households (+324 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+135 persons)

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