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 Horsley Park, accounting for 32.4% (141 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (23.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older couples without children, which decreased by 277 households and 19.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Horsley Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Horsley Park 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 Horsley Park, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
141
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
141
32.4%
+5.2pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
56
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
56
12.9%
+10.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
75
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
+14.3pp
75
17.2%
+14.3pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
10
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-19.1pp
10
2.3%
-19.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
76
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
76
17.5%
-4.4pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
0
0.0%
-4.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
16
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
16
3.7%
-2.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
49
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
49
11.3%
-0.2pp
Group households
2021 count
12
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
12
2.8%
+1.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-224
+5.2pp
Young couples without children
+17
+10.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+36
+14.3pp
Older couples without children
-277
-19.1pp
Lone person households
-219
-4.4pp
Young lone persons
-54
-4.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-71
-2.8pp
Older lone persons
-106
-0.2pp
Group households
-11
+1.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Horsley Park. 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 | 141 | 32.4% | 23.8% | 365 | 27.2% | 24.1% | -224 | +5.2pp |
| Young couples without children | 56 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 39 | 2.9% | 13.6% | +17 | +10.0pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 75 | 17.2% | 13.9% | 39 | 2.9% | 14.7% | +36 | +14.3pp |
| Older couples without children | 10 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 287 | 21.4% | 0.0% | -277 | -19.1pp |
| Lone person households | 76 | 17.5% | 23.3% | 295 | 21.9% | 22.2% | -219 | -4.4pp |
| Young lone persons | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 54 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -54 | -4.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 16 | 3.7% | 8.2% | 87 | 6.5% | 8.0% | -71 | -2.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 49 | 11.3% | 10.8% | 155 | 11.5% | 9.7% | -106 | -0.2pp |
| Group households | 12 | 2.8% | 3.0% | 23 | 1.7% | 3.3% | -11 | +1.1pp |
| Total households | 435 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,344 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -909 | 0.0pp |