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 Parklea, accounting for 24.6% (167 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in young lone persons, which increased by 11 households and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Parklea - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Parklea 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 Parklea, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
105
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
105
15.5%
-0.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
47
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
47
6.9%
+0.4pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
22
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
22
3.2%
+1.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
18
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
18
2.7%
+0.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
10
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
10
1.5%
+0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
15
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
15
2.2%
+0.9pp
Total households without children
2021 count
167
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
167
24.6%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-4
-0.6pp
Lone person households
+3
+0.4pp
Young lone persons
+11
+1.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+4
+0.6pp
Older lone persons
+4
+0.6pp
Group households
+6
+0.9pp
Total households without children
+5
+0.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Parklea. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 105 | 15.5% | 18.3% | 109 | 16.1% | 18.1% | -4 | -0.6pp |
| Lone person households | 47 | 6.9% | 15.1% | 44 | 6.5% | 14.5% | +3 | +0.4pp |
| Young lone persons | 22 | 3.2% | 4.0% | 11 | 1.6% | 3.5% | +11 | +1.6pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 18 | 2.7% | 5.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 5.4% | +4 | +0.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 10 | 1.5% | 6.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 5.6% | +4 | +0.6pp |
| Group households | 15 | 2.2% | 2.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 2.2% | +6 | +0.9pp |
| Total households without children | 167 | 24.6% | 35.9% | 162 | 23.9% | 34.9% | +5 | +0.7pp |
| Total households | 678 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 679 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1 | 0.0pp |