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 Glendenning, accounting for 25.6% (388 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 45 households and 2.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Glendenning - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Glendenning 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 Glendenning, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Glendenning
Blacktown (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

228

% of total

15.0%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

135

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

41

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

57

% of total

3.8%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

30

% of total

2.0%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Group households

2021 count

25

% of total

1.6%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Total households without children

2021 count

388

% of total

25.6%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Glendenning. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Households without children for Glendenning. 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 children22815.0%18.3%19913.6%18.1%+29+1.4pp
Lone person households1358.9%15.1%1228.3%14.5%+13+0.6pp
Young lone persons412.7%4.0%432.9%3.5%-2-0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons573.8%5.1%523.5%5.4%+5+0.3pp
Older lone persons302.0%6.0%231.6%5.6%+7+0.4pp
Group households251.6%2.5%221.5%2.2%+3+0.1pp
Total households without children38825.6%35.9%34323.4%34.9%+45+2.2pp
Total households1,517100.0%100.0%1,467100.0%100.0%+500.0pp