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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Hay (A), accounting for 25.7% (380 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (23.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in young lone persons, which increased by 38 households and 2.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Hay (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Hay (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 Hay (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Couples without children
2021 count
347
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
347
23.5%
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
42
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
42
2.8%
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
45
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
45
3.0%
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
260
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
260
17.6%
+0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
380
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
380
25.7%
+0.3pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
86
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
86
5.8%
+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
139
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
139
9.4%
-1.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
154
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
154
10.4%
-0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
25
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
25
1.7%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+22
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
-3
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+3
-0.1pp
Older couples without children
+22
+0.1pp
Lone person households
+34
+0.3pp
Young lone persons
+38
+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-11
-1.6pp
Older lone persons
+5
-0.6pp
Group households
+8
+0.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Hay (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 | 347 | 23.5% | 25.0% | 325 | 23.9% | 25.0% | +22 | -0.4pp |
| Young couples without children | 42 | 2.8% | 3.7% | 45 | 3.3% | 4.0% | -3 | -0.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 45 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 42 | 3.1% | 3.5% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Older couples without children | 260 | 17.6% | 18.0% | 238 | 17.5% | 17.5% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 380 | 25.7% | 23.6% | 346 | 25.4% | 23.6% | +34 | +0.3pp |
| Young lone persons | 86 | 5.8% | 4.3% | 48 | 3.5% | 4.3% | +38 | +2.3pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 139 | 9.4% | 7.6% | 150 | 11.0% | 8.2% | -11 | -1.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 154 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 149 | 11.0% | 11.1% | +5 | -0.6pp |
| Group households | 25 | 1.7% | 2.8% | 17 | 1.3% | 2.8% | +8 | +0.4pp |
| Total households | 1,478 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,360 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +118 | 0.0pp |