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 Talawa, accounting for 70.4% (19 households). This share was higher than Dorset (M) (63.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 9 households and 24.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Talawa - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Talawa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dorset (M) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Talawa, with comparison markers for Dorset (M).

Talawa
Dorset (M)

Couples without children

2021 count

10

% of total

37.0%

Change from 2016

+23.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

5

% of total

18.5%

Change from 2016

-13.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-13.6pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Group households

2021 count

4

% of total

14.8%

Change from 2016

+14.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

19

% of total

70.4%

Change from 2016

+24.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Talawa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).

Households without children for Talawa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).
Households without children for Talawa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).
Category20212016Change
Count%Dorset (M)%Count%Dorset (M)%Countpp
Couples without children1037.0%32.1%313.6%31.1%+7+23.4pp
Lone person households518.5%29.3%731.8%30.6%-2-13.3pp
Young lone persons00.0%4.5%313.6%5.0%-3-13.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%9.3%00.0%10.9%00.0pp
Older lone persons00.0%15.7%00.0%15.0%00.0pp
Group households414.8%2.4%00.0%2.0%+4+14.8pp
Total households without children1970.4%63.8%1045.5%63.6%+9+24.9pp
Total households27100.0%100.0%22100.0%100.0%+50.0pp