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St Leonards

Households without children

In St Leonards, older couples without children account for 3% 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 St Leonards, 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, St Leonards'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
St Leonards - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%NSROC Region %Number%NSROC Region %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,15830.925.49822.523.8+1,059
Young couples without children84922.69.16715.49.1+782
Middle-aged couples without children1794.85.9194.56.7+159
Older couples without children1303.510.4112.67.9+118
Lone person households1,39337.123.812328.123.9+1,270
Young lone persons96825.87.87216.78.3+895
Middle-aged lone persons2998.06.4245.65.8+275
Older lone persons1263.49.6255.99.8+100
Group households2446.53.0419.54.9+203
Total households without children2,79574.552.226360.152.6+2,532
Total households3,753100.0100.0438100.0100.0+3,315
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 St Leonards in 2021 compared to NSROC Region 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,532.

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

  • Young lone persons (+895 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+782 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+275 persons)
  • Group households (+203 persons)

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