Households
Households Without Children
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.
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
Detailed insight for Households Without Children in Mallala (DC) is not yet available for the current filters.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Mallala (DC) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Mallala (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mallala (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Couples without children
Lone person households
Young lone persons
Middle-aged lone persons
Older lone persons
Group households
Total households without children
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Data table
Households Without Children for Mallala (DC). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | - | - | 29.8% | 883 | 27.2% | 29.7% | - | - |
| Lone person households | - | - | 28.7% | 648 | 20.0% | 27.9% | - | - |
| Young lone persons | - | - | 5.2% | 135 | 4.2% | 5.6% | - | - |
| Middle-aged lone persons | - | - | 9.8% | 314 | 9.7% | 10.1% | - | - |
| Older lone persons | - | - | 13.7% | 195 | 6.0% | 12.2% | - | - |
| Group households | - | - | 2.2% | 78 | 2.4% | 2.2% | - | - |
| Total households without children | - | - | 60.7% | 1,609 | 49.6% | 59.7% | - | - |
| Total households | - | - | 100.0% | 3,242 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - |