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 Colonel Light Gardens, accounting for 44.4% (518 households). This share was lower than Mitcham (C) (53.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 36 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Colonel Light Gardens - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Colonel Light Gardens in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Colonel Light Gardens, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
312
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
312
26.7%
+2.5pp
Lone person households
2021 count
189
% of total
16.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
189
16.2%
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
30
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
30
2.6%
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
63
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
63
5.4%
-0.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
102
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
102
8.7%
+1.3pp
Group households
2021 count
17
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
17
1.5%
-0.1pp
Total households without children
2021 count
518
% of total
44.4%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
518
44.4%
+2.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+33
+2.5pp
Lone person households
+4
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
-9
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-1
-0.1pp
Older lone persons
+17
+1.3pp
Group households
-1
-0.1pp
Total households without children
+36
+2.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Colonel Light Gardens. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 312 | 26.7% | 27.2% | 279 | 24.2% | 26.6% | +33 | +2.5pp |
| Lone person households | 189 | 16.2% | 23.1% | 185 | 16.0% | 23.1% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 30 | 2.6% | 4.3% | 39 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -9 | -0.8pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 63 | 5.4% | 6.4% | 64 | 5.5% | 6.9% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 102 | 8.7% | 12.4% | 85 | 7.4% | 11.7% | +17 | +1.3pp |
| Group households | 17 | 1.5% | 2.9% | 18 | 1.6% | 3.3% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Total households without children | 518 | 44.4% | 53.2% | 482 | 41.7% | 53.1% | +36 | +2.7pp |
| Total households | 1,167 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,155 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +12 | 0.0pp |