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, young lone persons was the most common household life-stage group among households in Edinburgh, accounting for 110% (11 households). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (6.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in young lone persons, which increased by 11 households, while its share fell by NaN percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Edinburgh - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Edinburgh in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Edinburgh, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-
0
0.0%
-
Lone person households
2021 count
9
% of total
90.0%
Change from 2016
-
9
90.0%
-
Young lone persons
2021 count
11
% of total
110.0%
Change from 2016
-
11
110.0%
-
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-
0
0.0%
-
Older lone persons
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-
0
0.0%
-
Group households
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-
0
0.0%
-
Total households without children
2021 count
9
% of total
90.0%
Change from 2016
-
9
90.0%
-
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
0
-
Lone person households
+9
-
Young lone persons
+11
-
Middle-aged lone persons
0
-
Older lone persons
0
-
Group households
0
-
Total households without children
+9
-
Data table
Households without children for Edinburgh. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 0 | 0.0% | 22.0% | 0 | - | 22.9% | 0 | - |
| Lone person households | 9 | 90.0% | 24.7% | 0 | - | 23.6% | +9 | - |
| Young lone persons | 11 | 110.0% | 6.2% | 0 | - | 6.4% | +11 | - |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 0 | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0 | - | 8.5% | 0 | - |
| Older lone persons | 0 | 0.0% | 9.8% | 0 | - | 8.7% | 0 | - |
| Group households | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | - | 3.3% | 0 | - |
| Total households without children | 9 | 90.0% | 50.0% | 0 | - | 49.7% | +9 | - |
| Total households | 10 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | - | 100.0% | +10 | - |