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 Renmark South, accounting for 51.5% (84 households). This share was lower than Renmark Paringa (DC) (58.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 7 households, while its share fell by 1.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Renmark South - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Renmark South in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Renmark Paringa (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Renmark South, with comparison markers for Renmark Paringa (DC).

Renmark South
Renmark Paringa (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

60

% of total

36.8%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

24

% of total

14.7%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

5

% of total

3.1%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

16

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

+2.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Total households without children

2021 count

84

% of total

51.5%

Change from 2016

-6.2pp

Data table

Households without children for Renmark South. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).

Households without children for Renmark South. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
Households without children for Renmark South. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Renmark Paringa (DC)%Count%Renmark Paringa (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children6036.8%28.6%5338.7%28.8%+7-1.9pp
Lone person households2414.7%26.9%2216.1%26.7%+2-1.4pp
Young lone persons53.1%5.2%32.2%6.0%+2+0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons169.8%9.4%107.3%9.0%+6+2.5pp
Older lone persons63.7%12.0%64.4%11.8%0-0.7pp
Group households00.0%2.6%42.9%2.3%-4-2.9pp
Total households without children8451.5%58.1%7957.7%57.8%+5-6.2pp
Total households163100.0%100.0%137100.0%100.0%+260.0pp