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 Koorda (S), accounting for 23.7% (56 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (23.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which increased by 13 households and 5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Koorda (S) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Koorda (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Koorda (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

54

% of total

22.9%

Change from 2016

-3.6pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

1

% of total

0.4%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

2

% of total

0.8%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

51

% of total

21.6%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

56

% of total

23.7%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

11

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

+2.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

34

% of total

14.4%

Change from 2016

+5.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

23

% of total

9.7%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Group households

2021 count

4

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Koorda (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Koorda (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
Couples without children5422.9%25.7%5926.5%26.4%-5-3.6pp
Young couples without children10.4%3.2%41.8%3.4%-3-1.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children20.8%2.8%52.2%3.0%-3-1.4pp
Older couples without children5121.6%19.7%5022.4%20.0%+1-0.8pp
Lone person households5623.7%23.1%5424.2%22.3%+2-0.5pp
Young lone persons114.7%5.5%52.2%5.4%+6+2.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons3414.4%8.3%219.4%8.6%+13+5.0pp
Older lone persons239.7%9.4%229.9%8.3%+1-0.2pp
Group households41.7%2.3%31.3%2.5%+1+0.4pp
Total households236100.0%100.0%223100.0%100.0%+130.0pp