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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Reynella (part), accounting for 25.9% (568 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (23.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 565 households, while its share fell by 74.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Reynella (part) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Reynella (part)
Onkaparinga (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

506

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

+23.1pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

88

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

+4.0pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

77

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

+3.5pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

341

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

+15.6pp

Lone person households

2021 count

568

% of total

25.9%

Change from 2016

-74.1pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

144

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

+6.6pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

189

% of total

8.6%

Change from 2016

+8.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

234

% of total

10.7%

Change from 2016

+10.7pp

Group households

2021 count

44

% of total

2.0%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Reynella (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Households without children for Reynella (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 children50623.1%25.3%00.0%25.7%+506+23.1pp
Young couples without children884.0%4.7%00.0%5.2%+88+4.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children773.5%4.5%00.0%4.7%+77+3.5pp
Older couples without children34115.6%16.2%00.0%15.9%+341+15.6pp
Lone person households56825.9%23.6%3100.0%23.1%+565-74.1pp
Young lone persons1446.6%4.7%00.0%5.3%+144+6.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons1898.6%7.9%00.0%8.4%+189+8.6pp
Older lone persons23410.7%10.9%00.0%9.4%+234+10.7pp
Group households442.0%2.3%00.0%2.4%+44+2.0pp
Total households2,191100.0%100.0%3100.0%100.0%+2,1880.0pp