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 Quindalup, accounting for 56.6% (334 households). This share was similar to Busselton (C) (56.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 53 households and 4.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Quindalup - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Quindalup 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 Quindalup, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Quindalup
Busselton (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

212

% of total

35.9%

Change from 2016

+5.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

108

% of total

18.3%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

29

% of total

4.9%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

65

% of total

11.0%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Group households

2021 count

14

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

334

% of total

56.6%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Quindalup. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Households without children for Quindalup. 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 children21235.9%31.1%16630.9%30.2%+46+5.0pp
Lone person households10818.3%23.2%10219.0%21.1%+6-0.7pp
Young lone persons81.4%3.8%132.4%3.7%-5-1.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons294.9%7.1%387.1%7.1%-9-2.2pp
Older lone persons6511.0%12.2%529.7%10.3%+13+1.3pp
Group households142.4%2.5%132.4%2.5%+10.0pp
Total households without children33456.6%56.8%28152.3%53.8%+53+4.3pp
Total households590100.0%100.0%537100.0%100.0%+530.0pp