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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Cooloongup, accounting for 25.6% (774 households). This share was higher than Rockingham (C) (23%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 749 households and 4.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Cooloongup - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Cooloongup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cooloongup, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
694
% of total
23.0%
Change from 2016
-9.8pp
694
23.0%
-9.8pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
107
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
107
3.5%
-1.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
104
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
104
3.4%
-5.0pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
483
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
483
16.0%
-3.3pp
Lone person households
2021 count
774
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
774
25.6%
+4.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
151
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
151
5.0%
+1.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
289
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
289
9.6%
+2.0pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
343
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
+11.3pp
343
11.3%
+11.3pp
Group households
2021 count
78
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
78
2.6%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+655
-9.8pp
Young couples without children
+101
-1.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+94
-5.0pp
Older couples without children
+460
-3.3pp
Lone person households
+749
+4.6pp
Young lone persons
+147
+1.6pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+280
+2.0pp
Older lone persons
+343
+11.3pp
Group households
+75
+0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Cooloongup. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 694 | 23.0% | 25.8% | 39 | 32.8% | 27.6% | +655 | -9.8pp |
| Young couples without children | 107 | 3.5% | 4.9% | 6 | 5.0% | 5.6% | +101 | -1.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 104 | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 | 8.4% | 5.0% | +94 | -5.0pp |
| Older couples without children | 483 | 16.0% | 16.2% | 23 | 19.3% | 17.0% | +460 | -3.3pp |
| Lone person households | 774 | 25.6% | 23.0% | 25 | 21.0% | 21.1% | +749 | +4.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 151 | 5.0% | 6.2% | 4 | 3.4% | 5.8% | +147 | +1.6pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 289 | 9.6% | 7.6% | 9 | 7.6% | 7.2% | +280 | +2.0pp |
| Older lone persons | 343 | 11.3% | 9.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.1% | +343 | +11.3pp |
| Group households | 78 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3 | 2.5% | 2.7% | +75 | +0.1pp |
| Total households | 3,023 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 119 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,904 | 0.0pp |