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 Warren, accounting for 62.6% (355 households). This share was higher than Warren (A) (58%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 14 households and 3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Warren - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Warren, with comparison markers for Warren (A).

Warren
Warren (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

166

% of total

29.3%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

178

% of total

31.4%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

39

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

57

% of total

10.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

91

% of total

16.0%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Group households

2021 count

11

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Total households without children

2021 count

355

% of total

62.6%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Data table

Households without children for Warren. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).

Households without children for Warren. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).
Households without children for Warren. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Warren (A)%Count%Warren (A)%Countpp
Couples without children16629.3%26.3%16728.2%26.9%-1+1.1pp
Lone person households17831.4%29.2%18130.6%28.4%-3+0.8pp
Young lone persons396.9%6.2%325.4%5.1%+7+1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons5710.1%9.6%6010.1%10.2%-30.0pp
Older lone persons9116.0%13.7%7713.0%13.2%+14+3.0pp
Group households111.9%2.4%132.2%1.8%-2-0.3pp
Total households without children35562.6%58.0%36161.0%57.2%-6+1.6pp
Total households567100.0%100.0%592100.0%100.0%-250.0pp