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 Taylors Lakes, accounting for 40.1% (2,048 households). This share was lower than Brimbank (C) (43.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 332 households and 5.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Taylors Lakes - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Taylors Lakes in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Taylors Lakes, with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
1,316
% of total
25.8%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
1,316
25.8%
+3.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
678
% of total
13.3%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
678
13.3%
+2.0pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
70
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
70
1.4%
-0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
233
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
233
4.6%
+0.7pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
376
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
376
7.4%
+2.2pp
Group households
2021 count
54
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
54
1.1%
+0.2pp
Total households without children
2021 count
2,048
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+5.7pp
2,048
40.1%
+5.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+207
+3.6pp
Lone person households
+116
+2.0pp
Young lone persons
-47
-0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+40
+0.7pp
Older lone persons
+117
+2.2pp
Group households
+9
+0.2pp
Total households without children
+332
+5.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Taylors Lakes. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 1,316 | 25.8% | 20.8% | 1,109 | 22.2% | 20.2% | +207 | +3.6pp |
| Lone person households | 678 | 13.3% | 19.4% | 562 | 11.3% | 17.5% | +116 | +2.0pp |
| Young lone persons | 70 | 1.4% | 4.8% | 117 | 2.3% | 4.6% | -47 | -0.9pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 233 | 4.6% | 6.2% | 193 | 3.9% | 5.9% | +40 | +0.7pp |
| Older lone persons | 376 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 259 | 5.2% | 7.0% | +117 | +2.2pp |
| Group households | 54 | 1.1% | 3.5% | 45 | 0.9% | 3.2% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| Total households without children | 2,048 | 40.1% | 43.7% | 1,716 | 34.4% | 40.9% | +332 | +5.7pp |
| Total households | 5,106 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,988 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +118 | 0.0pp |