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, total households without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Euston (part), accounting for 43.3% (127 households). This share was lower than Balranald (A) (51.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which decreased by 14 households and 3.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Euston (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Euston (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Balranald (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Euston (part), with comparison markers for Balranald (A).

Euston (part)
Balranald (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

76

% of total

25.9%

Change from 2016

+3.3pp

Lone person households

2021 count

43

% of total

14.7%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-1.7pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

16

% of total

5.5%

Change from 2016

-3.0pp

Group households

2021 count

8

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

127

% of total

43.3%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Data table

Households without children for Euston (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Balranald (A).

Households without children for Euston (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Balranald (A).
Households without children for Euston (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Balranald (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Balranald (A)%Count%Balranald (A)%Countpp
Couples without children7625.9%26.0%7222.6%25.3%+4+3.3pp
Lone person households4314.7%23.3%5717.9%23.6%-14-3.2pp
Young lone persons82.7%3.1%144.4%4.8%-6-1.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons196.5%9.0%237.2%7.8%-4-0.7pp
Older lone persons165.5%11.8%278.5%10.3%-11-3.0pp
Group households82.7%2.4%61.9%1.7%+2+0.8pp
Total households without children12743.3%51.7%13542.5%50.6%-8+0.8pp
Total households293100.0%100.0%318100.0%100.0%-250.0pp