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 Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC), accounting for 26.5% (1,311 households). This share was higher than Regional SA (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 113 households and 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Couples without children
2021 count
1,311
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
1,311
26.5%
-0.7pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
143
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
143
2.9%
0.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
115
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
115
2.3%
0.0pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
1,053
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
1,053
21.3%
-0.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
1,118
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,118
22.6%
+0.4pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
215
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
215
4.3%
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
378
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
378
7.6%
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
534
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
534
10.8%
+1.7pp
Group households
2021 count
82
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
82
1.7%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+50
-0.7pp
Young couples without children
+9
0.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+7
0.0pp
Older couples without children
+34
-0.7pp
Lone person households
+89
+0.4pp
Young lone persons
-5
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-4
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
+113
+1.7pp
Group households
+17
+0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 1,311 | 26.5% | 25.0% | 1,261 | 27.2% | 25.3% | +50 | -0.7pp |
| Young couples without children | 143 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 134 | 2.9% | 3.1% | +9 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 115 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 108 | 2.3% | 2.7% | +7 | 0.0pp |
| Older couples without children | 1,053 | 21.3% | 19.6% | 1,019 | 22.0% | 19.5% | +34 | -0.7pp |
| Lone person households | 1,118 | 22.6% | 24.1% | 1,029 | 22.2% | 23.8% | +89 | +0.4pp |
| Young lone persons | 215 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 220 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 378 | 7.6% | 8.3% | 382 | 8.2% | 8.6% | -4 | -0.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 534 | 10.8% | 11.5% | 421 | 9.1% | 10.4% | +113 | +1.7pp |
| Group households | 82 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 65 | 1.4% | 1.8% | +17 | +0.3pp |
| Total households | 4,949 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,639 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +310 | 0.0pp |