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 Green Fields, accounting for 39.7% (23 households). This share was lower than Salisbury (C) (50%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which decreased by 6 households and 12.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Green Fields - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Green Fields 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 Green Fields, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).

Green Fields
Salisbury (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

15

% of total

25.9%

Change from 2016

-4.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

8

% of total

13.8%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

10.3%

Change from 2016

+4.9pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-5.4pp

Total households without children

2021 count

23

% of total

39.7%

Change from 2016

-12.1pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Green Fields. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
Households without children for Green Fields. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Salisbury (C)%Count%Salisbury (C)%Countpp
Couples without children1525.9%22.0%1730.4%22.9%-2-4.5pp
Lone person households813.8%24.7%916.1%23.6%-1-2.3pp
Young lone persons610.3%6.2%35.4%6.4%+3+4.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%8.7%00.0%8.5%00.0pp
Older lone persons35.2%9.8%00.0%8.7%+3+5.2pp
Group households00.0%3.2%35.4%3.3%-3-5.4pp
Total households without children2339.7%50.0%2951.8%49.7%-6-12.1pp
Total households58100.0%100.0%56100.0%100.0%+20.0pp