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 East Fremantle (T), accounting for 24.7% (795 households). This share was similar to Greater Perth (24.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 100 households and 1.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
East Fremantle (T) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for East Fremantle (T) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for East Fremantle (T), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Couples without children
2021 count
795
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
795
24.7%
-0.7pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
210
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
210
6.5%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
129
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
129
4.0%
-0.4pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
456
% of total
14.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
456
14.2%
-0.4pp
Lone person households
2021 count
777
% of total
24.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
777
24.2%
+1.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
200
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
200
6.2%
+0.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
242
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
242
7.5%
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
323
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
323
10.0%
+0.5pp
Group households
2021 count
85
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
85
2.6%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+49
-0.7pp
Young couples without children
+22
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-1
-0.4pp
Older couples without children
+28
-0.4pp
Lone person households
+100
+1.2pp
Young lone persons
+39
+0.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+9
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
+45
+0.5pp
Group households
-12
-0.7pp
Data table
Households without children for East Fremantle (T). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 795 | 24.7% | 24.8% | 746 | 25.4% | 25.9% | +49 | -0.7pp |
| Young couples without children | 210 | 6.5% | 5.2% | 188 | 6.4% | 5.5% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 129 | 4.0% | 4.4% | 130 | 4.4% | 4.7% | -1 | -0.4pp |
| Older couples without children | 456 | 14.2% | 15.3% | 428 | 14.6% | 15.7% | +28 | -0.4pp |
| Lone person households | 777 | 24.2% | 23.5% | 677 | 23.0% | 22.1% | +100 | +1.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 200 | 6.2% | 6.9% | 161 | 5.5% | 6.5% | +39 | +0.7pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 242 | 7.5% | 7.2% | 233 | 7.9% | 7.2% | +9 | -0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 323 | 10.0% | 9.4% | 278 | 9.5% | 8.5% | +45 | +0.5pp |
| Group households | 85 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 97 | 3.3% | 3.9% | -12 | -0.7pp |
| Total households | 3,217 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,938 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +279 | 0.0pp |