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 Katanning, accounting for 24.8% (404 households). This share was higher than Katanning (S) (23.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which decreased by 658 households and 0.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Katanning - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Katanning in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katanning (S) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Katanning, with comparison markers for Katanning (S).
Couples without children
2021 count
391
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
391
24.0%
+0.6pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
40
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
40
2.5%
-2.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
37
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
37
2.3%
-2.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
314
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
314
19.3%
+4.9pp
Lone person households
2021 count
404
% of total
24.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
404
24.8%
-0.3pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
110
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
6.8%
+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
139
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
139
8.5%
-0.7pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
142
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
142
8.7%
-0.9pp
Group households
2021 count
50
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
50
3.1%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-598
+0.6pp
Young couples without children
-152
-2.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-152
-2.2pp
Older couples without children
-294
+4.9pp
Lone person households
-658
-0.3pp
Young lone persons
-161
+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-251
-0.7pp
Older lone persons
-264
-0.9pp
Group households
-69
+0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Katanning. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katanning (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katanning (S)% | Count | % | Katanning (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 391 | 24.0% | 24.8% | 989 | 23.4% | 25.0% | -598 | +0.6pp |
| Young couples without children | 40 | 2.5% | 2.7% | 192 | 4.5% | 3.2% | -152 | -2.0pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 37 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 189 | 4.5% | 3.3% | -152 | -2.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 314 | 19.3% | 19.5% | 608 | 14.4% | 18.5% | -294 | +4.9pp |
| Lone person households | 404 | 24.8% | 23.5% | 1,062 | 25.1% | 23.1% | -658 | -0.3pp |
| Young lone persons | 110 | 6.8% | 7.2% | 271 | 6.4% | 5.9% | -161 | +0.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 139 | 8.5% | 7.9% | 390 | 9.2% | 9.0% | -251 | -0.7pp |
| Older lone persons | 142 | 8.7% | 8.5% | 406 | 9.6% | 8.4% | -264 | -0.9pp |
| Group households | 50 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 119 | 2.8% | 3.6% | -69 | +0.3pp |
| Total households | 1,627 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,226 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2,599 | 0.0pp |