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 Wombat, accounting for 55% (60 households). This share was lower than Hilltops (A) (58.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 12 households, while its share fell by 0.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Wombat - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Wombat in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hilltops (A) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wombat, with comparison markers for Hilltops (A).
Couples without children
2021 count
33
% of total
30.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
33
30.3%
+0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
27
% of total
24.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
27
24.8%
-0.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
10
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
10
9.2%
+4.5pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
13
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
13
11.9%
-4.4pp
Group households
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
Total households without children
2021 count
60
% of total
55.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
60
55.0%
-0.8pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+7
+0.1pp
Lone person households
+5
-0.8pp
Young lone persons
0
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+6
+4.5pp
Older lone persons
-1
-4.4pp
Group households
0
0.0pp
Total households without children
+12
-0.8pp
Data table
Households without children for Wombat. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hilltops (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Hilltops (A)% | Count | % | Hilltops (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 33 | 30.3% | 28.0% | 26 | 30.2% | 27.8% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 27 | 24.8% | 28.6% | 22 | 25.6% | 28.2% | +5 | -0.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 10 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 4 | 4.7% | 9.6% | +6 | +4.5pp |
| Older lone persons | 13 | 11.9% | 14.5% | 14 | 16.3% | 13.9% | -1 | -4.4pp |
| Group households | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total households without children | 60 | 55.0% | 58.8% | 48 | 55.8% | 58.4% | +12 | -0.8pp |
| Total households | 109 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 86 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |