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, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Millthorpe (part), accounting for 30.7% (138 households). This share was higher than Blayney (A) (26.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 120 households, while its share fell by 12.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Millthorpe (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Millthorpe (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blayney (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Millthorpe (part), with comparison markers for Blayney (A).

Millthorpe (part)
Blayney (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

138

% of total

30.7%

Change from 2016

-12.2pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

25

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

15

% of total

3.3%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

98

% of total

21.8%

Change from 2016

-13.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

82

% of total

18.3%

Change from 2016

+11.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

11

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

31

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

38

% of total

8.5%

Change from 2016

+8.5pp

Group households

2021 count

11

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

Data table

Households without children for Millthorpe (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blayney (A).

Households without children for Millthorpe (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blayney (A).
Households without children for Millthorpe (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blayney (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blayney (A)%Count%Blayney (A)%Countpp
Couples without children13830.7%26.7%1842.9%25.8%+120-12.2pp
Young couples without children255.6%4.4%12.4%4.1%+24+3.2pp
Middle-aged couples without children153.3%3.8%24.8%3.6%+13-1.5pp
Older couples without children9821.8%18.5%1535.7%18.1%+83-13.9pp
Lone person households8218.3%22.6%37.1%23.3%+79+11.2pp
Young lone persons112.4%3.5%00.0%3.5%+11+2.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons316.9%7.8%37.1%9.3%+28-0.2pp
Older lone persons388.5%11.3%00.0%10.8%+38+8.5pp
Group households112.4%1.5%00.0%1.5%+11+2.4pp
Total households449100.0%100.0%42100.0%100.0%+4070.0pp