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 Carlyle, accounting for 51.3% (20 households). This share was lower than Indigo (S) (58.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 4 households and 10.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Carlyle - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Carlyle in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Indigo (S) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Carlyle, with comparison markers for Indigo (S).

Carlyle
Indigo (S)

Couples without children

2021 count

17

% of total

43.6%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

3

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

-10.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

4

% of total

10.3%

Change from 2016

+10.3pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

20

% of total

51.3%

Change from 2016

-9.3pp

Data table

Households without children for Carlyle. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Indigo (S).

Households without children for Carlyle. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Indigo (S).
Households without children for Carlyle. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Indigo (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Indigo (S)%Count%Indigo (S)%Countpp
Couples without children1743.6%32.5%1442.4%31.2%+3+1.2pp
Lone person households37.7%24.5%618.2%23.9%-3-10.5pp
Young lone persons00.0%3.1%00.0%3.2%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%8.4%00.0%9.8%00.0pp
Older lone persons410.3%12.8%00.0%10.9%+4+10.3pp
Group households00.0%1.7%00.0%2.2%00.0pp
Total households without children2051.3%58.7%2060.6%57.2%0-9.3pp
Total households39100.0%100.0%33100.0%100.0%+60.0pp