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 Perenjori (S), accounting for 25.6% (51 households). This share was similar to Regional WA (25.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which decreased by 9 households and 2.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Perenjori (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Perenjori (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Perenjori (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Perenjori (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

51

% of total

25.6%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

2

% of total

1.0%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

3

% of total

1.5%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

46

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

+2.3pp

Lone person households

2021 count

46

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

-2.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

15

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

+2.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

14

% of total

7.0%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

9.5%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

1.5%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Perenjori (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Households without children for Perenjori (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Perenjori (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
Couples without children5125.6%25.7%5224.5%26.4%-1+1.1pp
Young couples without children21.0%3.2%52.4%3.4%-3-1.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children31.5%2.8%31.4%3.0%0+0.1pp
Older couples without children4623.1%19.7%4420.8%20.0%+2+2.3pp
Lone person households4623.1%23.1%5525.9%22.3%-9-2.8pp
Young lone persons157.5%5.5%115.2%5.4%+4+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons147.0%8.3%219.9%8.6%-7-2.9pp
Older lone persons199.5%9.4%188.5%8.3%+1+1.0pp
Group households31.5%2.3%31.4%2.5%0+0.1pp
Total households199100.0%100.0%212100.0%100.0%-130.0pp