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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Norwest

Households without children

In Norwest, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Norwest, 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, Norwest'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
Norwest - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2001 to 2021
Couples without children60132.523.43731.123.7+564
Young couples without children22712.35.554.67.1+221
Middle-aged couples without children1045.66.51512.910.4+89
Older couples without children27014.611.51613.66.2+254
Lone person households39221.211.9108.99.8+381
Young lone persons1648.92.732.92.9+161
Middle-aged lone persons693.73.132.53.1+66
Older lone persons1598.66.143.63.8+155
Group households894.81.411.11.6+88
Total households without children1,08258.536.74941.135.1+1,033
Total households1,850100.0100.0120100.0100.0+1,730
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Norwest in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,033.

The largest changes in households without children in Norwest, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+254 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+221 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+161 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+155 persons)

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