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Kearneys Spring

Households without children

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In Kearneys Spring, 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 Kearneys Spring, 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, Kearneys Spring'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
Kearneys Spring - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District %Number%Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District %1996 to 2021
Couples without children90723.438.448322.728.4+424
Young couples without children2987.73.71828.58.2+116
Middle-aged couples without children1965.114.41557.313.0+41
Older couples without children41310.720.31466.97.2+267
Lone person households1,24032.013.254225.58.4+698
Young lone persons3308.51.61939.12.6+137
Middle-aged lone persons3077.94.11416.62.6+166
Older lone persons60315.67.52089.83.2+395
Group households1433.70.822310.50.7-80
Total households without children2,29059.252.41,24858.637.5+1,042
Total households3,870100.0100.02,129100.0100.0+1,741
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 Kearneys Spring in 2021 compared to Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,042.

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

  • Older lone persons (+395 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+267 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+166 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+137 persons)

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