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Blacktown Precinct

Households without children

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In Blacktown Precinct, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Blacktown Precinct, 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, Blacktown Precinct'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
Blacktown Precinct - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Blacktown City %Number%Blacktown City %2001 to 2021
Couples without children9,62320.318.38,01820.619.1+1,605
Young couples without children3,3847.16.92,7097.07.2+675
Middle-aged couples without children2,5455.45.12,9097.57.2-365
Older couples without children3,6947.86.22,3996.24.6+1,295
Lone person households8,70518.315.16,49916.714.7+2,205
Young lone persons2,0704.44.02,0635.35.0+7
Middle-aged lone persons2,9746.35.12,0565.35.2+918
Older lone persons3,6617.76.02,3806.14.5+1,281
Group households1,5723.32.59082.32.3+664
Total households without children19,90041.935.915,42639.636.0+4,474
Total households47,495100.0100.038,925100.0100.0+8,569
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 Blacktown Precinct in 2021 compared to Blacktown City shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 4,474.

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

  • Older couples without children (+1,295 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,281 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+918 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+675 persons)

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