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Lismore CityCommunity profile

Lismore City

Households without children

In Lismore City, 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 Lismore City, 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, Lismore City'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
Lismore City - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Rural Lismore %Number%Rural Lismore %2006 to 2021
Couples without children4,48524.430.04,10324.928.2+382
Young couples without children7834.33.27894.84.1-6
Middle-aged couples without children1,6939.213.21,91111.616.3-218
Older couples without children2,00910.913.51,4038.57.9+606
Lone person households5,22128.420.54,15425.221.0+1,067
Young lone persons8234.52.51,1076.76.2-284
Middle-aged lone persons2,00810.98.81,5839.69.9+425
Older lone persons2,39013.09.11,4648.94.9+926
Group households7984.33.78124.92.9-14
Total households without children10,50457.154.29,06955.152.2+1,435
Total households18,408100.0100.016,469100.0100.0+1,939
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Lismore City in 2021 compared to Rural Lismore 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 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,435.

The largest changes in households without children in Lismore City, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+926 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+606 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+425 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-284 persons)

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