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 Tungkillo, accounting for 56.3% (85 households). This share was lower than Mid Murray (DC) (63.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 12 households, while its share fell by 0.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Tungkillo - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Tungkillo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid Murray (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tungkillo, with comparison markers for Mid Murray (DC).

Tungkillo
Mid Murray (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

36

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

-1.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

43

% of total

28.5%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

12.6%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

12

% of total

7.9%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Group households

2021 count

6

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Total households without children

2021 count

85

% of total

56.3%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Data table

Households without children for Tungkillo. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).

Households without children for Tungkillo. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).
Households without children for Tungkillo. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid Murray (DC)%Count%Mid Murray (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children3623.8%30.9%3325.6%32.1%+3-1.8pp
Lone person households4328.5%30.5%3627.9%29.9%+7+0.6pp
Young lone persons64.0%3.3%32.3%4.0%+3+1.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons1912.6%11.8%1511.6%12.5%+4+1.0pp
Older lone persons127.9%15.5%107.8%13.5%+2+0.1pp
Group households64.0%2.1%43.1%2.5%+2+0.9pp
Total households without children8556.3%63.4%7356.6%64.5%+12-0.3pp
Total households151100.0%100.0%129100.0%100.0%+220.0pp