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 Yennora (part), accounting for 51.3% (293 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (35.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 65 households and 4.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Yennora (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Yennora (part) 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 Yennora (part), with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).

Yennora (part)
Fairfield (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

81

% of total

14.2%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

196

% of total

34.3%

Change from 2016

+6.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

45

% of total

7.9%

Change from 2016

+6.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

42

% of total

7.4%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

104

% of total

18.2%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Group households

2021 count

16

% of total

2.8%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Total households without children

2021 count

293

% of total

51.3%

Change from 2016

+4.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Yennora (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).

Households without children for Yennora (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
Households without children for Yennora (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Fairfield (C)%Count%Fairfield (C)%Countpp
Couples without children8114.2%17.0%7415.1%16.5%+7-0.9pp
Lone person households19634.3%16.7%13828.1%15.1%+58+6.2pp
Young lone persons457.9%3.1%91.8%3.1%+36+6.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons427.4%5.8%418.4%5.4%+1-1.0pp
Older lone persons10418.2%7.7%8116.5%6.6%+23+1.7pp
Group households162.8%2.2%163.3%2.2%0-0.5pp
Total households without children29351.3%35.8%22846.4%33.8%+65+4.9pp
Total households571100.0%100.0%491100.0%100.0%+800.0pp