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 Coromandel Valley (part), accounting for 33.4% (462 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (25.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 446 households and 4.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Coromandel Valley (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Coromandel Valley (part) 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 Coromandel Valley (part), with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Coromandel Valley (part)
Onkaparinga (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

462

% of total

33.4%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

115

% of total

8.3%

Change from 2016

+6.5pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

74

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

273

% of total

19.7%

Change from 2016

-3.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

214

% of total

15.5%

Change from 2016

-7.7pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

42

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

70

% of total

5.1%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

102

% of total

7.4%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Group households

2021 count

33

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

-3.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Coromandel Valley (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Households without children for Coromandel Valley (part). 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 children46233.4%25.3%1628.6%25.7%+446+4.8pp
Young couples without children1158.3%4.7%11.8%5.2%+114+6.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children745.3%4.5%23.6%4.7%+72+1.7pp
Older couples without children27319.7%16.2%1323.2%15.9%+260-3.5pp
Lone person households21415.5%23.6%1323.2%23.1%+201-7.7pp
Young lone persons423.0%4.7%00.0%5.3%+42+3.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons705.1%7.9%35.4%8.4%+67-0.3pp
Older lone persons1027.4%10.9%58.9%9.4%+97-1.5pp
Group households332.4%2.3%35.4%2.4%+30-3.0pp
Total households1,385100.0%100.0%56100.0%100.0%+1,3290.0pp