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Cronulla

Households without children

In Cronulla, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Cronulla, 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, Cronulla'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
Cronulla - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Jannali %Number%Jannali %1991 to 2021
Couples without children2,51430.122.51,84325.723.8+671
Young couples without children91911.08.381111.38.0+107
Middle-aged couples without children6117.36.23895.47.3+222
Older couples without children98411.88.06429.08.4+342
Lone person households2,78333.424.32,44334.122.0+340
Young lone persons88610.64.81,02514.35.5-139
Middle-aged lone persons96611.68.55457.64.4+421
Older lone persons93111.211.187212.212.1+58
Group households3764.51.86348.82.6-259
Total households without children5,67368.048.74,92168.648.4+752
Total households8,341100.0100.07,173100.0100.0+1,167
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Cronulla in 2021 compared to Jannali shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 752.

The largest changes in households without children in Cronulla, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+421 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+342 persons)
  • Group households (-259 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+222 persons)

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