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 Leederville, accounting for 25.5% (580 households). This share was lower than Vincent (C) (25.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 364 households and 9.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Leederville - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Leederville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Vincent (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Leederville, with comparison markers for Vincent (C).

Leederville
Vincent (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

494

% of total

21.7%

Change from 2016

-9.7pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

31

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

-6.5pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

22

% of total

1.0%

Change from 2016

-5.8pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

441

% of total

19.4%

Change from 2016

+2.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

580

% of total

25.5%

Change from 2016

+7.5pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

246

% of total

10.8%

Change from 2016

+8.2pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

164

% of total

7.2%

Change from 2016

+2.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

163

% of total

7.2%

Change from 2016

-3.4pp

Group households

2021 count

133

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

+4.7pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Leederville. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Vincent (C).
Households without children for Leederville. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Vincent (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Vincent (C)%Count%Vincent (C)%Countpp
Couples without children49421.7%21.0%85831.4%21.9%-364-9.7pp
Young couples without children311.4%2.4%2167.9%2.5%-185-6.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children221.0%1.7%1876.8%1.8%-165-5.8pp
Older couples without children44119.4%17.0%45516.6%17.6%-14+2.8pp
Lone person households58025.5%25.9%49118.0%24.3%+89+7.5pp
Young lone persons24610.8%11.7%712.6%10.4%+175+8.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons1647.2%7.7%1354.9%7.5%+29+2.3pp
Older lone persons1637.2%6.5%29010.6%6.3%-127-3.4pp
Group households1335.8%6.2%301.1%7.7%+103+4.7pp
Total households2,274100.0%100.0%2,733100.0%100.0%-4590.0pp