Households
Households without children
About this topic
Households without children includes couple-only households and lone person households, grouped by life stage. In this topic, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person rather than on the ages of all people in the dwelling.
This topic is useful for understanding the mix of younger adult, mid-life, and older households and the different housing and service needs they may have. It works best alongside household size, age structure, and dwelling type.
Interpretation notes
- This is a derived subset of couple-only and lone-person households, not a summary of all household types.
- The life-stage labels are based on the age of the household reference person, so they simplify the ages of everyone else in the household.
Key insight
In 2021, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Northern Beaches (A), accounting for 26.5% (25,487 households). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (24.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 2,483 households and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Northern Beaches (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Northern Beaches (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Northern Beaches (A), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Couples without children
2021 count
25,487
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
25,487
26.5%
+0.2pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
6,701
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
6,701
7.0%
+0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
5,239
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
5,239
5.5%
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
13,547
% of total
14.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
13,547
14.1%
0.0pp
Lone person households
2021 count
21,056
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
21,056
21.9%
0.0pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
4,170
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
4,170
4.3%
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
6,297
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
6,297
6.6%
0.0pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
10,599
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
10,599
11.0%
+0.4pp
Group households
2021 count
2,990
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
2,990
3.1%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+2,483
+0.2pp
Young couples without children
+922
+0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+312
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
+1,249
0.0pp
Lone person households
+1,924
0.0pp
Young lone persons
+88
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+529
0.0pp
Older lone persons
+1,316
+0.4pp
Group households
-56
-0.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Northern Beaches (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Sydney.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 25,487 | 26.5% | 24.5% | 23,004 | 26.3% | 24.9% | +2,483 | +0.2pp |
| Young couples without children | 6,701 | 7.0% | 6.5% | 5,779 | 6.6% | 7.0% | +922 | +0.4pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 5,239 | 5.5% | 5.7% | 4,927 | 5.6% | 6.3% | +312 | -0.1pp |
| Older couples without children | 13,547 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 12,298 | 14.1% | 11.5% | +1,249 | 0.0pp |
| Lone person households | 21,056 | 21.9% | 23.4% | 19,132 | 21.9% | 22.7% | +1,924 | 0.0pp |
| Young lone persons | 4,170 | 4.3% | 7.2% | 4,082 | 4.7% | 6.4% | +88 | -0.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 6,297 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 5,768 | 6.6% | 7.2% | +529 | 0.0pp |
| Older lone persons | 10,599 | 11.0% | 9.2% | 9,283 | 10.6% | 9.0% | +1,316 | +0.4pp |
| Group households | 2,990 | 3.1% | 4.2% | 3,046 | 3.5% | 5.0% | -56 | -0.4pp |
| Total households | 96,086 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87,319 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,767 | 0.0pp |