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 McLaren Vale, accounting for 62.9% (1,085 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (54.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 117 households and 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
McLaren Vale - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for McLaren Vale 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 McLaren Vale, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
612
% of total
35.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
612
35.5%
+0.9pp
Lone person households
2021 count
452
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
452
26.2%
+1.3pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
47
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
47
2.7%
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
95
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
95
5.5%
-1.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
320
% of total
18.6%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
320
18.6%
+2.4pp
Group households
2021 count
21
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
21
1.2%
-0.6pp
Total households without children
2021 count
1,085
% of total
62.9%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
1,085
62.9%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+65
+0.9pp
Lone person households
+59
+1.3pp
Young lone persons
+5
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-10
-1.1pp
Older lone persons
+64
+2.4pp
Group households
-7
-0.6pp
Total households without children
+117
+1.7pp
Data table
Households without children for McLaren Vale. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 612 | 35.5% | 27.0% | 547 | 34.6% | 26.5% | +65 | +0.9pp |
| Lone person households | 452 | 26.2% | 25.2% | 393 | 24.9% | 23.8% | +59 | +1.3pp |
| Young lone persons | 47 | 2.7% | 5.1% | 42 | 2.7% | 5.5% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 95 | 5.5% | 8.5% | 105 | 6.6% | 8.7% | -10 | -1.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 320 | 18.6% | 11.6% | 256 | 16.2% | 9.7% | +64 | +2.4pp |
| Group households | 21 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28 | 1.8% | 2.5% | -7 | -0.6pp |
| Total households without children | 1,085 | 62.9% | 54.6% | 968 | 61.2% | 52.8% | +117 | +1.7pp |
| Total households | 1,725 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,581 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +144 | 0.0pp |