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, total households without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Aldinga, accounting for 59.7% (206 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (54.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 58 households, while its share fell by 0.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Aldinga - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Aldinga in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Aldinga, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Aldinga
Onkaparinga (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

75

% of total

21.7%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Lone person households

2021 count

126

% of total

36.5%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

11

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

-1.7pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

40

% of total

11.6%

Change from 2016

-3.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

76

% of total

22.0%

Change from 2016

+9.3pp

Group households

2021 count

5

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

206

% of total

59.7%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Data table

Households without children for Aldinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).

Households without children for Aldinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Households without children for Aldinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Countpp
Couples without children7521.7%27.0%5723.3%26.5%+18-1.6pp
Lone person households12636.5%25.2%8534.7%23.8%+41+1.8pp
Young lone persons113.2%5.1%124.9%5.5%-1-1.7pp
Middle-aged lone persons4011.6%8.5%3715.1%8.7%+3-3.5pp
Older lone persons7622.0%11.6%3112.7%9.7%+45+9.3pp
Group households51.4%2.4%62.4%2.5%-1-1.0pp
Total households without children20659.7%54.6%14860.4%52.8%+58-0.7pp
Total households345100.0%100.0%245100.0%100.0%+1000.0pp