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 Cambridge Park, accounting for 46.1% (1,217 households). This share was higher than Penrith (C) (44.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 111 households and 0.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Cambridge Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Cambridge Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cambridge Park, with comparison markers for Penrith (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
543
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
543
20.6%
-2.3pp
Lone person households
2021 count
597
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
597
22.6%
+2.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
179
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
179
6.8%
+1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
213
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
213
8.1%
+0.5pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
210
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
210
8.0%
+0.8pp
Group households
2021 count
77
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
77
2.9%
+0.4pp
Total households without children
2021 count
1,217
% of total
46.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
1,217
46.1%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-13
-2.3pp
Lone person households
+108
+2.5pp
Young lone persons
+50
+1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+28
+0.5pp
Older lone persons
+36
+0.8pp
Group households
+16
+0.4pp
Total households without children
+111
+0.6pp
Data table
Households without children for Cambridge Park. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Penrith (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 543 | 20.6% | 21.3% | 556 | 22.9% | 21.7% | -13 | -2.3pp |
| Lone person households | 597 | 22.6% | 20.7% | 489 | 20.1% | 18.2% | +108 | +2.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 179 | 6.8% | 6.2% | 129 | 5.3% | 5.1% | +50 | +1.5pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 213 | 8.1% | 7.2% | 185 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +28 | +0.5pp |
| Older lone persons | 210 | 8.0% | 7.3% | 174 | 7.2% | 6.5% | +36 | +0.8pp |
| Group households | 77 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 61 | 2.5% | 2.5% | +16 | +0.4pp |
| Total households without children | 1,217 | 46.1% | 44.5% | 1,106 | 45.5% | 42.4% | +111 | +0.6pp |
| Total households | 2,639 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,433 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +206 | 0.0pp |