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 Bacchus Marsh, accounting for 58% (1,907 households). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (50.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 391 households and 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Bacchus Marsh - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Bacchus Marsh in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bacchus Marsh, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
Couples without children
2021 count
878
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
878
26.7%
+1.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
968
% of total
29.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
968
29.4%
-0.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
178
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
178
5.4%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
299
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
299
9.1%
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
511
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
511
15.5%
+0.3pp
Group households
2021 count
61
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
61
1.9%
-0.1pp
Total households without children
2021 count
1,907
% of total
58.0%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
1,907
58.0%
+1.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+209
+1.6pp
Lone person households
+173
-0.5pp
Young lone persons
+38
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+47
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
+107
+0.3pp
Group households
+9
-0.1pp
Total households without children
+391
+1.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Bacchus Marsh. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 878 | 26.7% | 27.0% | 669 | 25.1% | 26.0% | +209 | +1.6pp |
| Lone person households | 968 | 29.4% | 21.8% | 795 | 29.9% | 21.5% | +173 | -0.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 178 | 5.4% | 4.6% | 140 | 5.3% | 4.7% | +38 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 299 | 9.1% | 7.4% | 252 | 9.5% | 7.6% | +47 | -0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 511 | 15.5% | 9.8% | 404 | 15.2% | 9.1% | +107 | +0.3pp |
| Group households | 61 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 52 | 2.0% | 1.8% | +9 | -0.1pp |
| Total households without children | 1,907 | 58.0% | 50.6% | 1,516 | 56.9% | 49.4% | +391 | +1.1pp |
| Total households | 3,287 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,663 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +624 | 0.0pp |