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 Bayside (C), accounting for 52.2% (20,446 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (51.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 2,242 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Bayside (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Bayside (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bayside (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
Couples without children
2021 count
10,185
% of total
26.0%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
10,185
26.0%
+1.8pp
Lone person households
2021 count
9,581
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
9,581
24.4%
+1.1pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
1,662
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
1,662
4.2%
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
2,745
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
2,745
7.0%
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
5,177
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
5,177
13.2%
+1.0pp
Group households
2021 count
680
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
680
1.7%
-0.3pp
Total households without children
2021 count
20,446
% of total
52.2%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
20,446
52.2%
+2.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+1,284
+1.8pp
Lone person households
+1,020
+1.1pp
Young lone persons
+125
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+204
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
+707
+1.0pp
Group households
-62
-0.3pp
Total households without children
+2,242
+2.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Bayside (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 10,185 | 26.0% | 23.5% | 8,901 | 24.2% | 22.9% | +1,284 | +1.8pp |
| Lone person households | 9,581 | 24.4% | 23.7% | 8,561 | 23.3% | 22.0% | +1,020 | +1.1pp |
| Young lone persons | 1,662 | 4.2% | 7.9% | 1,537 | 4.2% | 7.1% | +125 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 2,745 | 7.0% | 7.0% | 2,541 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +204 | +0.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 5,177 | 13.2% | 8.8% | 4,470 | 12.2% | 8.1% | +707 | +1.0pp |
| Group households | 680 | 1.7% | 4.1% | 742 | 2.0% | 4.7% | -62 | -0.3pp |
| Total households without children | 20,446 | 52.2% | 51.3% | 18,204 | 49.5% | 49.7% | +2,242 | +2.7pp |
| Total households | 39,190 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 36,776 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,414 | 0.0pp |