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Naremburn Ward

Households without children

In Naremburn Ward, 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 Naremburn Ward, 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, Naremburn Ward'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
Naremburn Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2011 to 2021
Couples without children1,80523.828.91,79324.828.1+12
Young couples without children95812.614.91,09615.116.2-139
Middle-aged couples without children3955.26.23905.46.6+4
Older couples without children4526.07.83064.25.3+146
Lone person households2,12628.137.02,00627.734.1+119
Young lone persons82010.815.190712.515.7-88
Middle-aged lone persons6488.610.86278.710.1+21
Older lone persons6588.711.14716.58.3+186
Group households3584.74.84756.66.9-117
Total households without children4,28956.670.74,27559.069.1+14
Total households7,577100.0100.07,246100.0100.0+331
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Naremburn Ward in 2021 compared to North Sydney Council area shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller 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 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 14.

The largest changes in households without children in Naremburn Ward, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+186 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+146 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-139 persons)
  • Group households (-117 persons)

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