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 Gingin (S), accounting for 28.8% (778 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (25.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 66 households, while its share fell by 0.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Gingin (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Gingin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gingin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Couples without children
2021 count
778
% of total
28.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
778
28.8%
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
91
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
91
3.4%
0.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
76
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
76
2.8%
+0.3pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
611
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
611
22.6%
-0.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
539
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
539
19.9%
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
69
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
69
2.6%
-0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
203
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
203
7.5%
-0.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
261
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
261
9.6%
+0.9pp
Group households
2021 count
77
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
77
2.8%
0.0pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+66
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
+8
0.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+14
+0.3pp
Older couples without children
+44
-0.7pp
Lone person households
+66
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
-7
-0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+19
-0.1pp
Older lone persons
+50
+0.9pp
Group households
+10
0.0pp
Data table
Households without children for Gingin (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 778 | 28.8% | 25.7% | 712 | 29.2% | 26.4% | +66 | -0.4pp |
| Young couples without children | 91 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 83 | 3.4% | 3.4% | +8 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 76 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 62 | 2.5% | 3.0% | +14 | +0.3pp |
| Older couples without children | 611 | 22.6% | 19.7% | 567 | 23.3% | 20.0% | +44 | -0.7pp |
| Lone person households | 539 | 19.9% | 23.1% | 473 | 19.4% | 22.3% | +66 | +0.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 69 | 2.6% | 5.5% | 76 | 3.1% | 5.4% | -7 | -0.5pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 203 | 7.5% | 8.3% | 184 | 7.6% | 8.6% | +19 | -0.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 261 | 9.6% | 9.4% | 211 | 8.7% | 8.3% | +50 | +0.9pp |
| Group households | 77 | 2.8% | 2.3% | 67 | 2.8% | 2.5% | +10 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 2,705 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,435 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +270 | 0.0pp |