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 Halls Head, accounting for 30.3% (1,798 households). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (26.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 1,788 households, while its share fell by 13.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Halls Head - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Halls Head 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 Halls Head, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).

Halls Head
Mandurah (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

1,798

% of total

30.3%

Change from 2016

-13.2pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

313

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+5.3pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

248

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

+4.2pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

1,237

% of total

20.8%

Change from 2016

-22.7pp

Lone person households

2021 count

1,119

% of total

18.8%

Change from 2016

+5.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

184

% of total

3.1%

Change from 2016

+3.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

311

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

620

% of total

10.4%

Change from 2016

+10.4pp

Group households

2021 count

111

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

+1.9pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Halls Head. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
Households without children for Halls Head. 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 children1,79830.3%26.1%1043.5%27.4%+1,788-13.2pp
Young couples without children3135.3%3.5%00.0%3.6%+313+5.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children2484.2%3.0%00.0%3.3%+248+4.2pp
Older couples without children1,23720.8%19.6%1043.5%20.4%+1,227-22.7pp
Lone person households1,11918.8%22.9%313.0%21.5%+1,116+5.8pp
Young lone persons1843.1%3.9%00.0%3.8%+184+3.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons3115.2%6.7%00.0%6.7%+311+5.2pp
Older lone persons62010.4%12.3%00.0%11.0%+620+10.4pp
Group households1111.9%1.9%00.0%2.3%+111+1.9pp
Total households5,941100.0%100.0%23100.0%100.0%+5,9180.0pp