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 Blakeview, accounting for 45.8% (1,493 households). This share was lower than Playford (C) (48.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 340 households and 1.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Blakeview - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Blakeview in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Blakeview, with comparison markers for Playford (C).

Blakeview
Playford (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

756

% of total

23.2%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

657

% of total

20.1%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

253

% of total

7.8%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

218

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

184

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Group households

2021 count

80

% of total

2.5%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

1,493

% of total

45.8%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Blakeview. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Households without children for Blakeview. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Playford (C)%Count%Playford (C)%Countpp
Couples without children75623.2%20.3%61323.7%20.5%+143-0.5pp
Lone person households65720.1%24.7%47518.4%24.5%+182+1.7pp
Young lone persons2537.8%6.9%1867.2%7.1%+67+0.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons2186.7%9.1%1877.2%9.4%+31-0.5pp
Older lone persons1845.6%8.7%1064.1%8.1%+78+1.5pp
Group households802.5%3.2%652.5%3.4%+150.0pp
Total households without children1,49345.8%48.2%1,15344.6%48.4%+340+1.2pp
Total households3,263100.0%100.0%2,584100.0%100.0%+6790.0pp