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 Old Noarlunga, accounting for 53.4% (319 households). This share was lower than Onkaparinga (C) (54.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 22 households and 1 percentage point.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Old Noarlunga - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Old Noarlunga 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 Old Noarlunga, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Old Noarlunga
Onkaparinga (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

166

% of total

27.8%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

140

% of total

23.5%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

28

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

44

% of total

7.4%

Change from 2016

-2.8pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

66

% of total

11.1%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Group households

2021 count

13

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

319

% of total

53.4%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Old Noarlunga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Households without children for Old Noarlunga. 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 children16627.8%27.0%15226.8%26.5%+14+1.0pp
Lone person households14023.5%25.2%13824.3%23.8%+2-0.8pp
Young lone persons284.7%5.1%284.9%5.5%0-0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons447.4%8.5%5810.2%8.7%-14-2.8pp
Older lone persons6611.1%11.6%539.3%9.7%+13+1.8pp
Group households132.2%2.4%71.2%2.5%+6+1.0pp
Total households without children31953.4%54.6%29752.4%52.8%+22+1.0pp
Total households597100.0%100.0%567100.0%100.0%+300.0pp