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 The Hills Shire (A), accounting for 32.5% (14,290 households). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (24.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 3,095 households, while its share fell by 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
The Hills Shire (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for The Hills Shire (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 The Hills Shire (A), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Couples without children
2021 count
14,290
% of total
32.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
14,290
32.5%
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
6,022
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
6,022
13.7%
-1.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
5,201
% of total
11.8%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
5,201
11.8%
-1.9pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
3,067
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
3,067
7.0%
+2.8pp
Lone person households
2021 count
7,282
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
7,282
16.6%
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
1,648
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,648
3.7%
+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
1,909
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,909
4.3%
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
3,721
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
3,721
8.5%
+0.5pp
Group households
2021 count
831
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
831
1.9%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+3,095
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
+882
-1.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+564
-1.9pp
Older couples without children
+1,649
+2.8pp
Lone person households
+1,858
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
+537
+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+344
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
+988
+0.5pp
Group households
+100
-0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for The Hills Shire (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 | 14,290 | 32.5% | 24.5% | 11,195 | 33.0% | 24.9% | +3,095 | -0.5pp |
| Young couples without children | 6,022 | 13.7% | 6.5% | 5,140 | 15.1% | 7.0% | +882 | -1.4pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 5,201 | 11.8% | 5.7% | 4,637 | 13.7% | 6.3% | +564 | -1.9pp |
| Older couples without children | 3,067 | 7.0% | 12.4% | 1,418 | 4.2% | 11.5% | +1,649 | +2.8pp |
| Lone person households | 7,282 | 16.6% | 23.4% | 5,424 | 16.0% | 22.7% | +1,858 | +0.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 1,648 | 3.7% | 7.2% | 1,111 | 3.3% | 6.4% | +537 | +0.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 1,909 | 4.3% | 7.1% | 1,565 | 4.6% | 7.2% | +344 | -0.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 3,721 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 2,733 | 8.0% | 9.0% | +988 | +0.5pp |
| Group households | 831 | 1.9% | 4.2% | 731 | 2.2% | 5.0% | +100 | -0.3pp |
| Total households | 43,971 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 33,954 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,017 | 0.0pp |