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, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Leeton (A), accounting for 24.7% (1,129 households). This share was lower than Regional NSW (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older couples without children, which increased by 53 households and 0.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Leeton (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Leeton (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Leeton (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Leeton (A)
Regional NSW

Couples without children

2021 count

1,129

% of total

24.7%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

174

% of total

3.8%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

170

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

785

% of total

17.2%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

1,114

% of total

24.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

243

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

365

% of total

8.0%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

496

% of total

10.8%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Group households

2021 count

99

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Leeton (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.

Households without children for Leeton (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Households without children for Leeton (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional NSW%Count%Regional NSW%Countpp
Couples without children1,12924.7%25.0%1,09624.5%25.0%+33+0.2pp
Young couples without children1743.8%3.7%1864.2%4.0%-12-0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children1703.7%3.4%1784.0%3.5%-8-0.3pp
Older couples without children78517.2%18.0%73216.4%17.5%+53+0.8pp
Lone person households1,11424.3%23.6%1,09224.4%23.6%+22-0.1pp
Young lone persons2435.3%4.3%2415.4%4.3%+2-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons3658.0%7.6%3738.3%8.2%-8-0.3pp
Older lone persons49610.8%11.7%47810.7%11.1%+18+0.1pp
Group households992.2%2.8%942.1%2.8%+5+0.1pp
Total households4,575100.0%100.0%4,470100.0%100.0%+1050.0pp