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, group households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Alma (SA) (part), accounting for 53.8% (7 households). This share was higher than Wakefield (DC) (2.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in group households, which increased by 7 households and 53.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Alma (SA) (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Alma (SA) (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wakefield (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Alma (SA) (part), with comparison markers for Wakefield (DC).

Alma (SA) (part)
Wakefield (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

3

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

3

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-50.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Group households

2021 count

7

% of total

53.8%

Change from 2016

+53.8pp

Data table

Households without children for Alma (SA) (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wakefield (DC).

Households without children for Alma (SA) (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wakefield (DC).
Households without children for Alma (SA) (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wakefield (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wakefield (DC)%Count%Wakefield (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children323.1%24.1%325.0%24.6%0-1.9pp
Young couples without children00.0%3.1%00.0%3.3%00.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children00.0%2.7%00.0%3.1%00.0pp
Older couples without children323.1%18.3%325.0%18.2%0-1.9pp
Lone person households00.0%24.9%650.0%24.4%-6-50.0pp
Young lone persons00.0%4.1%00.0%4.5%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%8.9%00.0%9.1%00.0pp
Older lone persons00.0%11.8%00.0%10.8%00.0pp
Group households753.8%2.1%00.0%2.0%+7+53.8pp
Total households13100.0%100.0%12100.0%100.0%+10.0pp