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 Deniliquin (part), accounting for 61.5% (2,037 households). This share was higher than Edward River (A) (60.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 50 households and 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Deniliquin (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Deniliquin (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Edward River (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Deniliquin (part), with comparison markers for Edward River (A).

Deniliquin (part)
Edward River (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

941

% of total

28.4%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

1,023

% of total

30.9%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

206

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

324

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

502

% of total

15.2%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Group households

2021 count

73

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

2,037

% of total

61.5%

Change from 2016

+3.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Deniliquin (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).

Households without children for Deniliquin (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Households without children for Deniliquin (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Edward River (A)%Count%Edward River (A)%Countpp
Couples without children94128.4%28.1%91126.6%26.5%+30+1.8pp
Lone person households1,02330.9%30.0%1,00629.4%28.4%+17+1.5pp
Young lone persons2066.2%6.1%1975.8%6.0%+9+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons3249.8%9.7%34410.0%9.9%-20-0.2pp
Older lone persons50215.2%14.1%45213.2%12.4%+50+2.0pp
Group households732.2%2.2%822.4%2.3%-9-0.2pp
Total households without children2,03761.5%60.3%1,99958.4%57.2%+38+3.1pp
Total households3,313100.0%100.0%3,423100.0%100.0%-1100.0pp