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 Angus, accounting for 43.2% (54 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 13 households and 5.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Angus - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Angus, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Angus
Blacktown (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

20

% of total

16.0%

Change from 2016

-5.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

31

% of total

24.8%

Change from 2016

+5.6pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

7

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

12

% of total

9.6%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

4.8%

Change from 2016

-3.3pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

54

% of total

43.2%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Angus. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Households without children for Angus. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blacktown (C)%Count%Blacktown (C)%Countpp
Couples without children2016.0%18.3%3321.2%18.1%-13-5.2pp
Lone person households3124.8%15.1%3019.2%14.5%+1+5.6pp
Young lone persons75.6%4.0%64.0%3.5%+1+1.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons129.6%5.1%127.4%5.4%0+2.2pp
Older lone persons64.8%6.0%138.1%5.6%-7-3.3pp
Group households32.4%2.5%32.2%2.2%0+0.2pp
Total households without children5443.2%35.9%6642.6%34.9%-12+0.6pp
Total households125100.0%100.0%155100.0%100.0%-300.0pp