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 Pingelly (S), accounting for 24.8% (152 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (25.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 14 households and 2.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Pingelly (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Pingelly (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 Pingelly (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Pingelly (S)
Regional WA

Couples without children

2021 count

152

% of total

24.8%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

11

% of total

1.8%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

15

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

126

% of total

20.5%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

151

% of total

24.6%

Change from 2016

+2.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

17

% of total

2.8%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

57

% of total

9.3%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

82

% of total

13.4%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

0.5%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Pingelly (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Pingelly (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 children15224.8%25.7%16326.3%26.4%-11-1.5pp
Young couples without children111.8%3.2%132.1%3.4%-2-0.3pp
Middle-aged couples without children152.4%2.8%111.8%3.0%+4+0.6pp
Older couples without children12620.5%19.7%13922.5%20.0%-13-2.0pp
Lone person households15124.6%23.1%13722.1%22.3%+14+2.5pp
Young lone persons172.8%5.5%152.4%5.4%+2+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons579.3%8.3%599.5%8.6%-2-0.2pp
Older lone persons8213.4%9.4%7011.3%8.3%+12+2.1pp
Group households30.5%2.3%121.9%2.5%-9-1.4pp
Total households614100.0%100.0%619100.0%100.0%-50.0pp