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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Bayswater (C), accounting for 25.3% (8,394 households). This share was higher than Greater Perth (23.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 1,576 households and 1.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bayswater (C) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Bayswater (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 Bayswater (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.

Bayswater (C)
Greater Perth

Couples without children

2021 count

7,521

% of total

22.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

1,277

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

1,077

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

5,167

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Lone person households

2021 count

8,394

% of total

25.3%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

2,697

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

2,545

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

3,152

% of total

9.5%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Group households

2021 count

1,317

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Bayswater (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.

Households without children for Bayswater (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
Households without children for Bayswater (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
Category20212016Change
Count%Greater Perth%Count%Greater Perth%Countpp
Couples without children7,52122.7%24.8%6,88023.8%25.9%+641-1.1pp
Young couples without children1,2773.9%5.2%1,1894.1%5.5%+88-0.2pp
Middle-aged couples without children1,0773.2%4.4%1,0023.5%4.7%+75-0.3pp
Older couples without children5,16715.6%15.3%4,68916.2%15.7%+478-0.6pp
Lone person households8,39425.3%23.5%6,81823.6%22.1%+1,576+1.7pp
Young lone persons2,6978.1%6.9%2,0927.2%6.5%+605+0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons2,5457.7%7.2%2,2397.8%7.2%+306-0.1pp
Older lone persons3,1529.5%9.4%2,4838.6%8.5%+669+0.9pp
Group households1,3174.0%3.3%1,4645.1%3.9%-147-1.1pp
Total households33,147100.0%100.0%28,856100.0%100.0%+4,2910.0pp