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 Ivanhoe East, accounting for 48% (665 households). This share was lower than Banyule (C) (52.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 84 households and 4.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Ivanhoe East - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Ivanhoe East in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ivanhoe East, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).

Ivanhoe East
Banyule (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

364

% of total

26.3%

Change from 2016

+2.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

275

% of total

19.8%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

55

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

82

% of total

5.9%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

154

% of total

11.1%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Group households

2021 count

26

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Total households without children

2021 count

665

% of total

48.0%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

Data table

Households without children for Ivanhoe East. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).

Households without children for Ivanhoe East. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Households without children for Ivanhoe East. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Banyule (C)%Count%Banyule (C)%Countpp
Couples without children36426.3%25.1%32023.8%24.1%+44+2.5pp
Lone person households27519.8%24.3%24418.2%22.9%+31+1.6pp
Young lone persons554.0%5.5%523.9%5.3%+3+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons825.9%7.5%644.8%7.3%+18+1.1pp
Older lone persons15411.1%11.3%1259.3%10.2%+29+1.8pp
Group households261.9%3.0%171.3%3.1%+9+0.6pp
Total households without children66548.0%52.4%58143.2%50.1%+84+4.8pp
Total households1,386100.0%100.0%1,344100.0%100.0%+420.0pp