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 Silver Sands, accounting for 57.9% (339 households). This share was lower than Mandurah (C) (59.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 47 households and 0.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Silver Sands - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Silver Sands 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 Silver Sands, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
194
% of total
33.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
194
33.2%
+0.5pp
Lone person households
2021 count
132
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
132
22.6%
+0.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
23
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
23
3.9%
-1.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
50
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
50
8.5%
+0.7pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
65
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
65
11.1%
+0.1pp
Group households
2021 count
13
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
13
2.2%
-0.5pp
Total households without children
2021 count
339
% of total
57.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
339
57.9%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+27
+0.5pp
Lone person households
+21
+0.8pp
Young lone persons
-2
-1.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+10
+0.7pp
Older lone persons
+9
+0.1pp
Group households
-1
-0.5pp
Total households without children
+47
+0.6pp
Data table
Households without children for Silver Sands. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 194 | 33.2% | 30.7% | 167 | 32.7% | 30.8% | +27 | +0.5pp |
| Lone person households | 132 | 22.6% | 26.9% | 111 | 21.8% | 24.1% | +21 | +0.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 23 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 25 | 4.9% | 4.2% | -2 | -1.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 50 | 8.5% | 7.9% | 40 | 7.8% | 7.6% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| Older lone persons | 65 | 11.1% | 14.5% | 56 | 11.0% | 12.3% | +9 | +0.1pp |
| Group households | 13 | 2.2% | 2.3% | 14 | 2.7% | 2.6% | -1 | -0.5pp |
| Total households without children | 339 | 57.9% | 59.8% | 292 | 57.3% | 57.5% | +47 | +0.6pp |
| Total households | 585 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 510 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +75 | 0.0pp |