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 Cleve (DC), accounting for 25.7% (226 households). This share was higher than Regional SA (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in young lone persons, which decreased by 19 households and 2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Cleve (DC) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Cleve (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cleve (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Couples without children
2021 count
226
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
226
25.7%
+0.8pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
26
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
26
3.0%
+0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
20
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
20
2.3%
+1.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
180
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
180
20.4%
-0.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
210
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
210
23.8%
-0.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
31
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
31
3.5%
-2.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
80
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
80
9.1%
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
99
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
99
11.2%
+1.7pp
Group households
2021 count
9
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
9
1.0%
-0.5pp
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-1
+0.8pp
Young couples without children
+2
+0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+10
+1.2pp
Older couples without children
-13
-0.7pp
Lone person households
-12
-0.5pp
Young lone persons
-19
-2.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-6
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
+12
+1.7pp
Group households
-5
-0.5pp
Data table
Households without children for Cleve (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 | 226 | 25.7% | 25.0% | 227 | 24.9% | 25.3% | -1 | +0.8pp |
| Young couples without children | 26 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 24 | 2.6% | 3.1% | +2 | +0.4pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 20 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 | 1.1% | 2.7% | +10 | +1.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 180 | 20.4% | 19.6% | 193 | 21.1% | 19.5% | -13 | -0.7pp |
| Lone person households | 210 | 23.8% | 24.1% | 222 | 24.3% | 23.8% | -12 | -0.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 31 | 3.5% | 4.3% | 50 | 5.5% | 4.8% | -19 | -2.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 80 | 9.1% | 8.3% | 86 | 9.4% | 8.6% | -6 | -0.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 99 | 11.2% | 11.5% | 87 | 9.5% | 10.4% | +12 | +1.7pp |
| Group households | 9 | 1.0% | 1.8% | 14 | 1.5% | 1.8% | -5 | -0.5pp |
| Total households | 881 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 913 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -32 | 0.0pp |