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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Moora (S), accounting for 24.9% (261 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (23.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in young lone persons, which increased by 16 households and 1.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Moora (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Moora (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Moora (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Moora (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

250

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

27

% of total

2.6%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

28

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

195

% of total

18.6%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

261

% of total

24.9%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

69

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

86

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

117

% of total

11.1%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Group households

2021 count

17

% of total

1.6%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Data table

Households without children for Moora (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Households without children for Moora (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Moora (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
Couples without children25023.8%25.7%25724.9%26.4%-7-1.1pp
Young couples without children272.6%3.2%403.9%3.4%-13-1.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children282.7%2.8%333.2%3.0%-5-0.5pp
Older couples without children19518.6%19.7%18417.8%20.0%+11+0.8pp
Lone person households26124.9%23.1%25324.5%22.3%+8+0.4pp
Young lone persons696.6%5.5%535.1%5.4%+16+1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons868.2%8.3%838.0%8.6%+3+0.2pp
Older lone persons11711.1%9.4%10610.3%8.3%+11+0.8pp
Group households171.6%2.3%232.2%2.5%-6-0.6pp
Total households1,050100.0%100.0%1,032100.0%100.0%+180.0pp