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, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Harrogate, accounting for 30.8% (52 households). This share was higher than Mount Barker (DC) (27.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 36 households, while its share fell by 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Harrogate - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Harrogate in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Harrogate, with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).
Couples without children
2021 count
52
% of total
30.8%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
52
30.8%
-3.2pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
11
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
11
6.5%
+4.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
6
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
6
3.6%
-0.7pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
35
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-7.0pp
35
20.7%
-7.0pp
Lone person households
2021 count
30
% of total
17.8%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
30
17.8%
-1.3pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
0
0.0%
-6.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
14
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
+8.3pp
14
8.3%
+8.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
17
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
17
10.1%
+3.7pp
Group households
2021 count
4
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
4
2.4%
+2.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+36
-3.2pp
Young couples without children
+10
+4.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+4
-0.7pp
Older couples without children
+22
-7.0pp
Lone person households
+21
-1.3pp
Young lone persons
-3
-6.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+14
+8.3pp
Older lone persons
+14
+3.7pp
Group households
+4
+2.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Harrogate. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 52 | 30.8% | 27.9% | 16 | 34.0% | 27.7% | +36 | -3.2pp |
| Young couples without children | 11 | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1 | 2.1% | 5.8% | +10 | +4.4pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 6 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 2 | 4.3% | 4.8% | +4 | -0.7pp |
| Older couples without children | 35 | 20.7% | 18.4% | 13 | 27.7% | 17.1% | +22 | -7.0pp |
| Lone person households | 30 | 17.8% | 21.0% | 9 | 19.1% | 21.3% | +21 | -1.3pp |
| Young lone persons | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 3 | 6.4% | 4.6% | -3 | -6.4pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 14 | 8.3% | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.0% | +14 | +8.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 17 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 3 | 6.4% | 8.7% | +14 | +3.7pp |
| Group households | 4 | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | +4 | +2.4pp |
| Total households | 169 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 47 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +122 | 0.0pp |