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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

Bondi Junction

Households without children

In Bondi Junction, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Bondi Junction, 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, Bondi Junction'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
Bondi Junction - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,32327.825.398823.823.5+335
Young couples without children83417.514.657413.813.6+260
Middle-aged couples without children1904.04.51633.94.3+27
Older couples without children2996.36.32516.05.6+48
Lone person households1,49431.428.31,15827.824.7+336
Young lone persons60312.712.23959.59.7+208
Middle-aged lone persons3577.57.42927.06.8+65
Older lone persons53411.28.747111.38.1+63
Group households4158.79.14109.910.0+5
Total households without children3,23267.962.72,55661.558.1+676
Total households4,762100.0100.04,158100.0100.0+604
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Bondi Junction in 2021 compared to Waverley 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 similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 676.

The largest changes in households without children in Bondi Junction, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+260 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+208 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+65 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+63 persons)

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