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 Northam (S), accounting for 25% (1,233 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (25.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 80 households and 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Northam (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Northam (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 Northam (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Couples without children
2021 count
1,233
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,233
25.0%
-0.1pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
168
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
168
3.4%
+0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
155
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
155
3.1%
+0.1pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
910
% of total
18.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
910
18.4%
-0.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
1,181
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,181
23.9%
+0.1pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
179
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
179
3.6%
-0.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
454
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
454
9.2%
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
548
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
548
11.1%
+1.0pp
Group households
2021 count
111
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
111
2.2%
0.0pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+64
-0.1pp
Young couples without children
+23
+0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+17
+0.1pp
Older couples without children
+24
-0.6pp
Lone person households
+73
+0.1pp
Young lone persons
-22
-0.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+15
-0.2pp
Older lone persons
+80
+1.0pp
Group households
+10
0.0pp
Data table
Households without children for Northam (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 1,233 | 25.0% | 25.7% | 1,169 | 25.1% | 26.4% | +64 | -0.1pp |
| Young couples without children | 168 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 145 | 3.1% | 3.4% | +23 | +0.3pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 155 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 138 | 3.0% | 3.0% | +17 | +0.1pp |
| Older couples without children | 910 | 18.4% | 19.7% | 886 | 19.0% | 20.0% | +24 | -0.6pp |
| Lone person households | 1,181 | 23.9% | 23.1% | 1,108 | 23.8% | 22.3% | +73 | +0.1pp |
| Young lone persons | 179 | 3.6% | 5.5% | 201 | 4.3% | 5.4% | -22 | -0.7pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 454 | 9.2% | 8.3% | 439 | 9.4% | 8.6% | +15 | -0.2pp |
| Older lone persons | 548 | 11.1% | 9.4% | 468 | 10.1% | 8.3% | +80 | +1.0pp |
| Group households | 111 | 2.2% | 2.3% | 101 | 2.2% | 2.5% | +10 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 4,939 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,655 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +284 | 0.0pp |