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 Robertstown, accounting for 69.4% (77 households). This share was higher than Goyder (DC) (62.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which decreased by 6 households and 4.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Robertstown - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Robertstown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Goyder (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Robertstown, with comparison markers for Goyder (DC).

Robertstown
Goyder (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

29

% of total

26.1%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

41

% of total

36.9%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

10

% of total

9.0%

Change from 2016

-4.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

26

% of total

23.4%

Change from 2016

+3.4pp

Group households

2021 count

7

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

+3.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

77

% of total

69.4%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Robertstown. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goyder (DC).

Households without children for Robertstown. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goyder (DC).
Households without children for Robertstown. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goyder (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Goyder (DC)%Count%Goyder (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children2926.1%29.8%3327.5%30.3%-4-1.4pp
Lone person households4136.9%31.2%4638.3%30.1%-5-1.4pp
Young lone persons32.7%3.3%65.0%4.4%-3-2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons109.0%11.5%1613.3%12.4%-6-4.3pp
Older lone persons2623.4%16.0%2420.0%13.1%+2+3.4pp
Group households76.3%1.6%32.5%1.9%+4+3.8pp
Total households without children7769.4%62.6%8268.3%62.3%-5+1.1pp
Total households111100.0%100.0%120100.0%100.0%-90.0pp