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 Hillman, accounting for 53.6% (388 households). This share was higher than Rockingham (C) (49.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 17 households and 2.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Hillman - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Hillman 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 Hillman, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).

Hillman
Rockingham (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

196

% of total

27.1%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

166

% of total

22.9%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

27

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

59

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

73

% of total

10.1%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Group households

2021 count

26

% of total

3.6%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Total households without children

2021 count

388

% of total

53.6%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Hillman. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
Households without children for Hillman. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Rockingham (C)%Count%Rockingham (C)%Countpp
Couples without children19627.1%25.1%19426.9%25.2%+2+0.2pp
Lone person households16622.9%22.4%15421.4%19.3%+12+1.5pp
Young lone persons273.7%6.0%415.7%5.3%-14-2.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons598.1%7.4%557.6%6.6%+4+0.5pp
Older lone persons7310.1%9.0%638.7%7.4%+10+1.4pp
Group households263.6%2.3%233.2%2.5%+3+0.4pp
Total households without children38853.6%49.9%37151.5%47.0%+17+2.1pp
Total households724100.0%100.0%721100.0%100.0%+30.0pp