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 Quinns Rocks, accounting for 43.4% (1,371 households). This share was lower than Wanneroo (C) (43.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 224 households and 4.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Quinns Rocks - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Quinns Rocks, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).

Quinns Rocks
Wanneroo (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

796

% of total

25.2%

Change from 2016

+3.3pp

Lone person households

2021 count

507

% of total

16.1%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

138

% of total

4.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

197

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

168

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Group households

2021 count

68

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Total households without children

2021 count

1,371

% of total

43.4%

Change from 2016

+4.7pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Quinns Rocks. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Households without children for Quinns Rocks. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wanneroo (C)%Count%Wanneroo (C)%Countpp
Couples without children79625.2%23.2%64821.9%23.3%+148+3.3pp
Lone person households50716.1%18.5%42514.4%16.0%+82+1.7pp
Young lone persons1384.4%5.5%1314.4%5.3%+70.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons1976.2%6.2%1725.8%5.4%+25+0.4pp
Older lone persons1685.3%6.9%1234.2%5.4%+45+1.1pp
Group households682.2%2.1%742.5%2.5%-6-0.3pp
Total households without children1,37143.4%43.8%1,14738.7%41.9%+224+4.7pp
Total households3,157100.0%100.0%2,961100.0%100.0%+1960.0pp