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 Narrogin (S), accounting for 26.8% (629 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (23.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 76 households and 1.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Narrogin (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Narrogin (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 Narrogin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Narrogin (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

513

% of total

21.9%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

53

% of total

2.3%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

52

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

408

% of total

17.4%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Lone person households

2021 count

629

% of total

26.8%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

146

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

212

% of total

9.0%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

280

% of total

11.9%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Group households

2021 count

51

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Narrogin (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Narrogin (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 children51321.9%25.7%50223.4%26.4%+11-1.5pp
Young couples without children532.3%3.2%753.5%3.4%-22-1.2pp
Middle-aged couples without children522.2%2.8%693.2%3.0%-17-1.0pp
Older couples without children40817.4%19.7%35816.7%20.0%+50+0.7pp
Lone person households62926.8%23.1%55325.7%22.3%+76+1.1pp
Young lone persons1466.2%5.5%1416.6%5.4%+5-0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons2129.0%8.3%1818.4%8.6%+31+0.6pp
Older lone persons28011.9%9.4%22510.5%8.3%+55+1.4pp
Group households512.2%2.3%442.0%2.5%+7+0.2pp
Total households2,344100.0%100.0%2,148100.0%100.0%+1960.0pp