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 Oberon (A), accounting for 26.3% (680 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 77 households and 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Oberon (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Oberon (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Chart view
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Oberon (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Couples without children
2021 count
680
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
680
26.3%
-0.3pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
81
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
81
3.1%
-0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
86
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
86
3.3%
-0.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
513
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
513
19.9%
+0.2pp
Lone person households
2021 count
587
% of total
22.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
587
22.7%
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
80
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
80
3.1%
-0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
211
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
211
8.2%
+0.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
297
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
297
11.5%
+0.2pp
Group households
2021 count
46
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
46
1.8%
-0.1pp
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+69
-0.3pp
Young couples without children
+4
-0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+5
-0.2pp
Older couples without children
+60
+0.2pp
Lone person households
+77
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
-12
-0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+42
+0.8pp
Older lone persons
+37
+0.2pp
Group households
+3
-0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Oberon (A). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 680 | 26.3% | 25.0% | 611 | 26.6% | 25.0% | +69 | -0.3pp |
| Young couples without children | 81 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 77 | 3.4% | 4.0% | +4 | -0.3pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 86 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 81 | 3.5% | 3.5% | +5 | -0.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 513 | 19.9% | 18.0% | 453 | 19.7% | 17.5% | +60 | +0.2pp |
| Lone person households | 587 | 22.7% | 23.6% | 510 | 22.2% | 23.6% | +77 | +0.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 80 | 3.1% | 4.3% | 92 | 4.0% | 4.3% | -12 | -0.9pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 211 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 169 | 7.4% | 8.2% | +42 | +0.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 297 | 11.5% | 11.7% | 260 | 11.3% | 11.1% | +37 | +0.2pp |
| Group households | 46 | 1.8% | 2.8% | 43 | 1.9% | 2.8% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Total households | 2,581 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,296 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +285 | 0.0pp |