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 Hadfield, accounting for 26.1% (669 households). This share was higher than Moreland (C) (25.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 166 households and 2.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Hadfield - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Hadfield in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hadfield, with comparison markers for Moreland (C).

Hadfield
Moreland (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

562

% of total

21.9%

Change from 2016

+2.7pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

109

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

124

% of total

4.8%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

329

% of total

12.8%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

669

% of total

26.1%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

177

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

207

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

303

% of total

11.8%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Group households

2021 count

86

% of total

3.4%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Hadfield. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).

Households without children for Hadfield. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).
Households without children for Hadfield. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Moreland (C)%Count%Moreland (C)%Countpp
Couples without children56221.9%21.3%39619.2%21.9%+166+2.7pp
Young couples without children1094.2%3.6%984.7%3.9%+11-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children1244.8%3.1%763.7%3.6%+48+1.1pp
Older couples without children32912.8%14.6%22210.7%14.4%+107+2.1pp
Lone person households66926.1%25.3%59929.0%24.1%+70-2.9pp
Young lone persons1776.9%10.1%1195.8%8.7%+58+1.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons2078.1%7.2%21010.2%7.1%-3-2.1pp
Older lone persons30311.8%8.0%27713.4%8.3%+26-1.6pp
Group households863.4%6.9%693.3%8.0%+17+0.1pp
Total households2,566100.0%100.0%2,066100.0%100.0%+5000.0pp