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 Eagle Bay, accounting for 56.6% (30 households). This share was similar to Busselton (C) (56.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which decreased by 5 households and 15 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Eagle Bay - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Eagle Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Eagle Bay, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Eagle Bay
Busselton (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

25

% of total

47.2%

Change from 2016

-6.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

5

% of total

9.4%

Change from 2016

-15.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

-11.4pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

30

% of total

56.6%

Change from 2016

-21.4pp

Data table

Households without children for Eagle Bay. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).

Households without children for Eagle Bay. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Households without children for Eagle Bay. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Busselton (C)%Count%Busselton (C)%Countpp
Couples without children2547.2%31.1%2253.7%30.2%+3-6.5pp
Lone person households59.4%23.2%1024.4%21.1%-5-15.0pp
Young lone persons00.0%3.8%00.0%3.7%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%7.1%00.0%7.1%00.0pp
Older lone persons35.7%12.2%717.1%10.3%-4-11.4pp
Group households00.0%2.5%00.0%2.5%00.0pp
Total households without children3056.6%56.8%3278.0%53.8%-2-21.4pp
Total households53100.0%100.0%41100.0%100.0%+120.0pp