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, total households without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Bouvard, accounting for 65.8% (267 households). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (59.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 29 households, while its share fell by 0.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bouvard - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Bouvard in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bouvard, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).

Bouvard
Mandurah (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

156

% of total

38.4%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

111

% of total

27.3%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

23

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

+2.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

34

% of total

8.4%

Change from 2016

-2.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

55

% of total

13.5%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

267

% of total

65.8%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Data table

Households without children for Bouvard. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).

Households without children for Bouvard. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
Households without children for Bouvard. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mandurah (C)%Count%Mandurah (C)%Countpp
Couples without children15638.4%30.7%13437.4%30.8%+22+1.0pp
Lone person households11127.3%26.9%10128.2%24.1%+10-0.9pp
Young lone persons235.7%4.5%123.4%4.2%+11+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons348.4%7.9%3910.9%7.6%-5-2.5pp
Older lone persons5513.5%14.5%5014.0%12.3%+5-0.5pp
Group households00.0%2.3%30.8%2.6%-3-0.8pp
Total households without children26765.8%59.8%23866.5%57.5%+29-0.7pp
Total households406100.0%100.0%358100.0%100.0%+480.0pp