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 Armadale (C), accounting for 25.7% (7,808 households). This share was higher than Greater Perth (24.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 1,356 households and 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Armadale (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Armadale (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Armadale (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Couples without children
2021 count
7,808
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
7,808
25.7%
-1.3pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
1,566
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,566
5.2%
-0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
1,426
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,426
4.7%
-0.3pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
4,816
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
4,816
15.9%
-0.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
6,955
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
6,955
22.9%
+1.4pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
2,136
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
2,136
7.0%
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
2,361
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
2,361
7.8%
+0.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
2,459
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
2,459
8.1%
+0.9pp
Group households
2021 count
853
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
853
2.8%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+778
-1.3pp
Young couples without children
+144
-0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+128
-0.3pp
Older couples without children
+506
-0.6pp
Lone person households
+1,356
+1.4pp
Young lone persons
+370
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+409
+0.3pp
Older lone persons
+572
+0.9pp
Group households
+44
-0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Armadale (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 7,808 | 25.7% | 24.8% | 7,030 | 27.0% | 25.9% | +778 | -1.3pp |
| Young couples without children | 1,566 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1,422 | 5.5% | 5.5% | +144 | -0.3pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 1,426 | 4.7% | 4.4% | 1,298 | 5.0% | 4.7% | +128 | -0.3pp |
| Older couples without children | 4,816 | 15.9% | 15.3% | 4,310 | 16.5% | 15.7% | +506 | -0.6pp |
| Lone person households | 6,955 | 22.9% | 23.5% | 5,599 | 21.5% | 22.1% | +1,356 | +1.4pp |
| Young lone persons | 2,136 | 7.0% | 6.9% | 1,766 | 6.8% | 6.5% | +370 | +0.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 2,361 | 7.8% | 7.2% | 1,952 | 7.5% | 7.2% | +409 | +0.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 2,459 | 8.1% | 9.4% | 1,887 | 7.2% | 8.5% | +572 | +0.9pp |
| Group households | 853 | 2.8% | 3.3% | 809 | 3.1% | 3.9% | +44 | -0.3pp |
| Total households | 30,380 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 26,073 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,307 | 0.0pp |