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 Boyup Brook (S), accounting for 28.5% (249 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (25.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which decreased by 9 households and 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Boyup Brook (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Boyup Brook (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boyup Brook (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Couples without children
2021 count
249
% of total
28.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
249
28.5%
+0.5pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
25
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
25
2.9%
+0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
18
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
18
2.1%
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
206
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
206
23.5%
+0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
188
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
188
21.5%
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
28
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
28
3.2%
+0.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
72
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
72
8.2%
-1.0pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
81
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
81
9.3%
-0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
8
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
8
0.9%
-0.5pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+4
+0.5pp
Young couples without children
+4
+0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-1
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
+1
+0.1pp
Lone person households
+5
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
+5
+0.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-9
-1.0pp
Older lone persons
-6
-0.6pp
Group households
-4
-0.5pp
Data table
Households without children for Boyup Brook (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 249 | 28.5% | 25.7% | 245 | 28.0% | 26.4% | +4 | +0.5pp |
| Young couples without children | 25 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 21 | 2.4% | 3.4% | +4 | +0.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 18 | 2.1% | 2.8% | 19 | 2.2% | 3.0% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Older couples without children | 206 | 23.5% | 19.7% | 205 | 23.4% | 20.0% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 188 | 21.5% | 23.1% | 183 | 20.9% | 22.3% | +5 | +0.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 28 | 3.2% | 5.5% | 23 | 2.6% | 5.4% | +5 | +0.6pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 72 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 81 | 9.2% | 8.6% | -9 | -1.0pp |
| Older lone persons | 81 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 87 | 9.9% | 8.3% | -6 | -0.6pp |
| Group households | 8 | 0.9% | 2.3% | 12 | 1.4% | 2.5% | -4 | -0.5pp |
| Total households | 875 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 876 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1 | 0.0pp |