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 Trayning (S), accounting for 27.9% (56 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (23.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 11 households and 3.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Trayning (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Trayning (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Couples without children

-11

-3.6pp

Young couples without children

+2

+1.1pp

Middle-aged couples without children

-3

-1.4pp

Older couples without children

-10

-3.3pp

Lone person households

+4

+3.8pp

Young lone persons

-7

-3.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

+5

+3.3pp

Older lone persons

+8

+4.6pp

Group households

-3

-1.4pp

Data table

Households without children for Trayning (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Households without children for Trayning (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Households without children for Trayning (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
Couples without children4220.9%25.7%5324.5%26.4%-11-3.6pp
Young couples without children42.0%3.2%20.9%3.4%+2+1.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children00.0%2.8%31.4%3.0%-3-1.4pp
Older couples without children3818.9%19.7%4822.2%20.0%-10-3.3pp
Lone person households5627.9%23.1%5224.1%22.3%+4+3.8pp
Young lone persons63.0%5.5%136.0%5.4%-7-3.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons2813.9%8.3%2310.6%8.6%+5+3.3pp
Older lone persons2713.4%9.4%198.8%8.3%+8+4.6pp
Group households00.0%2.3%31.4%2.5%-3-1.4pp
Total households201100.0%100.0%216100.0%100.0%-150.0pp