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 Nungarin (S), accounting for 26.1% (31 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (23.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 4 households and 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Nungarin (S) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Nungarin (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

29

% of total

24.4%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

2

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

3

% of total

2.5%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

24

% of total

20.2%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

31

% of total

26.1%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

4

% of total

3.4%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

12

% of total

10.1%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

14

% of total

11.8%

Change from 2016

-2.5pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Nungarin (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Nungarin (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 children2924.4%25.7%2825.0%26.4%+1-0.6pp
Young couples without children21.7%3.2%10.9%3.4%+1+0.8pp
Middle-aged couples without children32.5%2.8%21.8%3.0%+1+0.7pp
Older couples without children2420.2%19.7%2522.3%20.0%-1-2.1pp
Lone person households3126.1%23.1%2724.1%22.3%+4+2.0pp
Young lone persons43.4%5.5%32.7%5.4%+1+0.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons1210.1%8.3%108.9%8.6%+2+1.2pp
Older lone persons1411.8%9.4%1614.3%8.3%-2-2.5pp
Group households00.0%2.3%00.0%2.5%00.0pp
Total households119100.0%100.0%112100.0%100.0%+70.0pp