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 Schofields, accounting for 29.8% (1,425 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 923 households, while its share fell by 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Schofields - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Schofields 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 Schofields, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
872
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
872
18.2%
-3.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
444
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
444
9.3%
-2.9pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
248
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
248
5.2%
+1.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
112
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
112
2.3%
-1.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
86
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
86
1.8%
-2.5pp
Group households
2021 count
109
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
109
2.3%
+0.6pp
Total households without children
2021 count
1,425
% of total
29.8%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
1,425
29.8%
-5.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+568
-3.1pp
Lone person households
+271
-2.9pp
Young lone persons
+192
+1.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+53
-1.8pp
Older lone persons
+25
-2.5pp
Group households
+84
+0.6pp
Total households without children
+923
-5.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Schofields. 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 | 872 | 18.2% | 18.3% | 304 | 21.3% | 18.1% | +568 | -3.1pp |
| Lone person households | 444 | 9.3% | 15.1% | 173 | 12.2% | 14.5% | +271 | -2.9pp |
| Young lone persons | 248 | 5.2% | 4.0% | 56 | 3.9% | 3.5% | +192 | +1.3pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 112 | 2.3% | 5.1% | 59 | 4.1% | 5.4% | +53 | -1.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 86 | 1.8% | 6.0% | 61 | 4.3% | 5.6% | +25 | -2.5pp |
| Group households | 109 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 25 | 1.7% | 2.2% | +84 | +0.6pp |
| Total households without children | 1,425 | 29.8% | 35.9% | 502 | 35.2% | 34.9% | +923 | -5.4pp |
| Total households | 4,780 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,427 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,353 | 0.0pp |