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 Marrickville, accounting for 24.7% (3,187 households). This share was similar to Inner West (A) (24.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 2,718 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Marrickville - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Marrickville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Marrickville, with comparison markers for Inner West (A).
Couples without children
2021 count
2,775
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-6.5pp
2,775
21.5%
-6.5pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
397
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
397
3.1%
-5.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
348
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-5.7pp
348
2.7%
-5.7pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
2,030
% of total
15.7%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
2,030
15.7%
+4.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
3,187
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
3,187
24.7%
+3.9pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
1,347
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
1,347
10.4%
+5.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
1,011
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
1,011
7.8%
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
841
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
841
6.5%
-0.9pp
Group households
2021 count
982
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
982
7.6%
+5.2pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+2,144
-6.5pp
Young couples without children
+203
-5.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+159
-5.7pp
Older couples without children
+1,782
+4.7pp
Lone person households
+2,718
+3.9pp
Young lone persons
+1,225
+5.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+830
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
+675
-0.9pp
Group households
+929
+5.2pp
Data table
Households without children for Marrickville. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Inner West (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 2,775 | 21.5% | 22.0% | 631 | 28.0% | 22.2% | +2,144 | -6.5pp |
| Young couples without children | 397 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 194 | 8.6% | 3.5% | +203 | -5.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 348 | 2.7% | 2.3% | 189 | 8.4% | 2.7% | +159 | -5.7pp |
| Older couples without children | 2,030 | 15.7% | 16.1% | 248 | 11.0% | 15.9% | +1,782 | +4.7pp |
| Lone person households | 3,187 | 24.7% | 24.9% | 469 | 20.8% | 23.8% | +2,718 | +3.9pp |
| Young lone persons | 1,347 | 10.4% | 9.6% | 122 | 5.4% | 8.7% | +1,225 | +5.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 1,011 | 7.8% | 8.1% | 181 | 8.0% | 8.6% | +830 | -0.2pp |
| Older lone persons | 841 | 6.5% | 7.3% | 166 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +675 | -0.9pp |
| Group households | 982 | 7.6% | 6.2% | 53 | 2.4% | 8.0% | +929 | +5.2pp |
| Total households | 12,918 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,253 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,665 | 0.0pp |