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 Cabramatta, accounting for 40.4% (2,768 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (35.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 213 households and 2.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Cabramatta - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Cabramatta in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cabramatta, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
1,096
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,096
16.0%
+0.3pp
Lone person households
2021 count
1,304
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
1,304
19.0%
+1.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
272
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
272
4.0%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
524
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
524
7.6%
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
504
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
504
7.4%
+1.2pp
Group households
2021 count
368
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
368
5.4%
+0.9pp
Total households without children
2021 count
2,768
% of total
40.4%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
2,768
40.4%
+2.8pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+26
+0.3pp
Lone person households
+123
+1.6pp
Young lone persons
+5
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+36
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
+80
+1.2pp
Group households
+64
+0.9pp
Total households without children
+213
+2.8pp
Data table
Households without children for Cabramatta. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 1,096 | 16.0% | 17.0% | 1,070 | 15.7% | 16.5% | +26 | +0.3pp |
| Lone person households | 1,304 | 19.0% | 16.7% | 1,181 | 17.4% | 15.1% | +123 | +1.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 272 | 4.0% | 3.1% | 267 | 3.9% | 3.1% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 524 | 7.6% | 5.8% | 488 | 7.2% | 5.4% | +36 | +0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 504 | 7.4% | 7.7% | 424 | 6.2% | 6.6% | +80 | +1.2pp |
| Group households | 368 | 5.4% | 2.2% | 304 | 4.5% | 2.2% | +64 | +0.9pp |
| Total households without children | 2,768 | 40.4% | 35.8% | 2,555 | 37.6% | 33.8% | +213 | +2.8pp |
| Total households | 6,857 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,801 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +56 | 0.0pp |