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 Chadwick, accounting for 46.8% (36 households). This share was lower than Esperance (S) (54.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 6 households and 0.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Chadwick - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chadwick, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).

Chadwick
Esperance (S)

Couples without children

2021 count

23

% of total

29.9%

Change from 2016

+1.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

10

% of total

13.0%

Change from 2016

-5.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

10.4%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

4

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

+3.9pp

Total households without children

2021 count

36

% of total

46.8%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Chadwick. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Esperance (S).
Households without children for Chadwick. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Esperance (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Esperance (S)%Count%Esperance (S)%Countpp
Couples without children2329.9%26.3%1828.0%25.6%+5+1.9pp
Lone person households1013.0%25.5%1218.3%22.8%-2-5.3pp
Young lone persons00.0%6.0%00.0%5.3%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons810.4%7.8%69.8%7.4%+2+0.6pp
Older lone persons45.2%11.9%23.7%10.0%+2+1.5pp
Group households33.9%2.4%00.0%2.3%+3+3.9pp
Total households without children3646.8%54.2%3046.3%50.7%+6+0.5pp
Total households77100.0%100.0%65100.0%100.0%+120.0pp