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Balgowlah

Households without children

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In Balgowlah, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Balgowlah, 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, Balgowlah's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Households without children by life stage
Balgowlah - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %1996 to 2021
Couples without children80624.926.262423.025.2+182
Young couples without children2648.27.62469.19.0+18
Middle-aged couples without children2146.66.91555.77.6+58
Older couples without children32810.111.72228.28.6+106
Lone person households78024.121.674527.522.8+34
Young lone persons1434.44.32067.67.3-64
Middle-aged lone persons2567.96.52017.45.6+55
Older lone persons38111.810.933712.49.9+43
Group households1253.93.11816.74.5-57
Total households without children1,71152.950.91,55257.152.5+159
Total households3,233100.0100.02,716100.0100.0+517
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 1996 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Balgowlah in 2021 compared to Northern Beaches Council area shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 159.

The largest changes in households without children in Balgowlah, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+106 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-64 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+58 persons)
  • Group households (-57 persons)

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