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 Doncaster East, accounting for 45.3% (5,080 households). This share was lower than Manningham (C) (48.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 634 households and 1.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Doncaster East - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Doncaster East in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Doncaster East, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
2,754
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
2,754
24.6%
-0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
2,136
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
2,136
19.0%
+1.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
457
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
457
4.1%
+0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
554
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
554
4.9%
+0.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
1,131
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,131
10.1%
+0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
190
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
190
1.7%
-0.2pp
Total households without children
2021 count
5,080
% of total
45.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
5,080
45.3%
+1.5pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+245
-0.1pp
Lone person households
+396
+1.8pp
Young lone persons
+96
+0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+135
+0.8pp
Older lone persons
+180
+0.7pp
Group households
-7
-0.2pp
Total households without children
+634
+1.5pp
Data table
Households without children for Doncaster East. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Manningham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 2,754 | 24.6% | 26.7% | 2,509 | 24.7% | 26.2% | +245 | -0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 2,136 | 19.0% | 19.7% | 1,740 | 17.2% | 18.0% | +396 | +1.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 457 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 361 | 3.6% | 3.8% | +96 | +0.5pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 554 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 419 | 4.1% | 4.4% | +135 | +0.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 1,131 | 10.1% | 10.6% | 951 | 9.4% | 9.7% | +180 | +0.7pp |
| Group households | 190 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 197 | 1.9% | 2.1% | -7 | -0.2pp |
| Total households without children | 5,080 | 45.3% | 48.4% | 4,446 | 43.8% | 46.2% | +634 | +1.5pp |
| Total households | 11,213 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,144 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,069 | 0.0pp |