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Households without children

In North Ward, 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 North 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, North Ward's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households

Households without children by life stage
North Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2016 to 2021
map this data in atlas.idCouples without children3,62223.825.02,57423.124.2+1,048
map this data in atlas.idYoung couples without children8525.67.43493.16.9+503
Middle-aged couples without children
1,1297.47.28948.07.5+235
map this data in atlas.idOlder couples without children1,64110.810.41,33112.09.8+310
map this data in atlas.idLone person households1,68511.123.71,18010.622.4+505
map this data in atlas.idYoung lone persons3242.16.01951.85.4+129
Middle-aged lone persons
4713.17.33353.07.4+136
map this data in atlas.idOlder lone persons8905.810.36505.89.6+240
map this data in atlas.idGroup households1631.13.71040.93.9+59
Total households without children
5,47035.952.33,85834.750.5+1,612

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Households without children, 2021
Households without children, 2021 Group households, New South Wales: 3.7% Older lone persons, New South Wales: 10.3% Middle-aged lone persons, New South Wales: 7.3% Young lone persons, New South Wales: 6.0% Older couples without children, New South Wales: 10.4% Middle-aged couples without children, New South Wales: 7.2% Young couples without children, New South Wales: 7.4% Group households, North Ward: 1.1% Older lone persons, North Ward: 5.8% Middle-aged lone persons, North Ward: 3.1% Young lone persons, North Ward: 2.1% Older couples without children, North Ward: 10.8% Middle-aged couples without children, North Ward: 7.4% Young couples without children, North Ward: 5.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in households without children, 2016 to 2021
Change in households without children, 2016 to 2021 Group households, North Ward: +59 Older lone persons, North Ward: +240 Middle-aged lone persons, North Ward: +136 Young lone persons, North Ward: +129 Older couples without children, North Ward: +310 Middle-aged couples without children, North Ward: +235 Young couples without children, North Ward: +503
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in North Ward in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a smaller 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 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,612.

The largest changes in households without children in North Ward, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+503 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+310 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+240 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+235 persons)
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