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 Heytesbury Lower, accounting for 61.5% (8 households). This share was higher than Corangamite (S) (61%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which decreased by 7 households and 38.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Heytesbury Lower - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Heytesbury Lower in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Corangamite (S) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Heytesbury Lower, with comparison markers for Corangamite (S).

Heytesbury Lower
Corangamite (S)

Couples without children

2021 count

4

% of total

30.8%

Change from 2016

+14.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-22.2pp

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

-38.9pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Group households

2021 count

4

% of total

30.8%

Change from 2016

+30.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

8

% of total

61.5%

Change from 2016

+22.6pp

Data table

Households without children for Heytesbury Lower. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).

Households without children for Heytesbury Lower. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
Households without children for Heytesbury Lower. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Corangamite (S)%Count%Corangamite (S)%Countpp
Couples without children430.8%30.1%316.7%28.4%+1+14.1pp
Lone person households00.0%28.5%422.2%27.8%-4-22.2pp
Young lone persons00.0%4.6%00.0%4.3%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%9.4%738.9%9.8%-7-38.9pp
Older lone persons00.0%14.6%00.0%13.6%00.0pp
Group households430.8%2.4%00.0%2.0%+4+30.8pp
Total households without children861.5%61.0%738.9%58.2%+1+22.6pp
Total households13100.0%100.0%18100.0%100.0%-50.0pp