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 Gilgandra (A), accounting for 25% (499 households). This share was similar to Regional NSW (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 17 households and 0.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Gilgandra (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Gilgandra (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gilgandra (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Couples without children
2021 count
499
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
499
25.0%
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
52
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
52
2.6%
-0.8pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
48
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
48
2.4%
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
399
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
399
20.0%
+0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
478
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
478
24.0%
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
74
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
74
3.7%
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
164
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
164
8.2%
0.0pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
246
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
246
12.3%
+0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
34
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
34
1.7%
0.0pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-5
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
-15
-0.8pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+4
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
+6
+0.1pp
Lone person households
+15
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
-8
-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+2
0.0pp
Older lone persons
+17
+0.7pp
Group households
0
0.0pp
Data table
Households without children for Gilgandra (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 499 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 504 | 25.5% | 25.0% | -5 | -0.5pp |
| Young couples without children | 52 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 67 | 3.4% | 4.0% | -15 | -0.8pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 48 | 2.4% | 3.4% | 44 | 2.2% | 3.5% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 399 | 20.0% | 18.0% | 393 | 19.9% | 17.5% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 478 | 24.0% | 23.6% | 463 | 23.4% | 23.6% | +15 | +0.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 74 | 3.7% | 4.3% | 82 | 4.1% | 4.3% | -8 | -0.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 164 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 162 | 8.2% | 8.2% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| Older lone persons | 246 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 229 | 11.6% | 11.1% | +17 | +0.7pp |
| Group households | 34 | 1.7% | 2.8% | 34 | 1.7% | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 1,994 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,978 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +16 | 0.0pp |