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 Westbourne Park, accounting for 51.9% (473 households). This share was lower than Mitcham (C) (53.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 10 households, while its share fell by 0.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Westbourne Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Westbourne Park 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 Westbourne Park, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
239
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
239
26.2%
+0.2pp
Lone person households
2021 count
204
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
204
22.4%
-0.4pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
45
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
45
4.9%
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
60
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
60
6.6%
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
99
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
99
10.9%
-0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
30
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
30
3.3%
+0.2pp
Total households without children
2021 count
473
% of total
51.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
473
51.9%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+7
+0.2pp
Lone person households
+1
-0.4pp
Young lone persons
-6
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-1
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
-4
-0.7pp
Group households
+2
+0.2pp
Total households without children
+10
-0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Westbourne Park. 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 | 239 | 26.2% | 27.2% | 232 | 26.0% | 26.6% | +7 | +0.2pp |
| Lone person households | 204 | 22.4% | 23.1% | 203 | 22.8% | 23.1% | +1 | -0.4pp |
| Young lone persons | 45 | 4.9% | 4.3% | 51 | 5.7% | 4.6% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 60 | 6.6% | 6.4% | 61 | 6.8% | 6.9% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| Older lone persons | 99 | 10.9% | 12.4% | 103 | 11.6% | 11.7% | -4 | -0.7pp |
| Group households | 30 | 3.3% | 2.9% | 28 | 3.1% | 3.3% | +2 | +0.2pp |
| Total households without children | 473 | 51.9% | 53.2% | 463 | 52.0% | 53.1% | +10 | -0.1pp |
| Total households | 912 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 891 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +21 | 0.0pp |