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 Bondi, accounting for 24% (1,457 households). This share was lower than Waverley (A) (24.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 1,453 households and 1.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bondi - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

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

Bondi
Waverley (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

1,255

% of total

20.7%

Change from 2016

-18.2pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

103

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

66

% of total

1.1%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

1,086

% of total

17.9%

Change from 2016

-21.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

1,457

% of total

24.0%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

678

% of total

11.2%

Change from 2016

+11.2pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

338

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+5.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

445

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

+7.3pp

Group households

2021 count

635

% of total

10.5%

Change from 2016

+10.5pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Bondi. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Waverley (A).
Households without children for Bondi. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Waverley (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Waverley (A)%Count%Waverley (A)%Countpp
Couples without children1,25520.7%21.8%738.9%22.1%+1,248-18.2pp
Young couples without children1031.7%3.3%00.0%3.2%+103+1.7pp
Middle-aged couples without children661.1%1.9%00.0%2.3%+66+1.1pp
Older couples without children1,08617.9%16.5%738.9%16.6%+1,079-21.0pp
Lone person households1,45724.0%24.3%422.2%23.2%+1,453+1.8pp
Young lone persons67811.2%10.5%00.0%9.1%+678+11.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons3385.6%6.4%00.0%6.4%+338+5.6pp
Older lone persons4457.3%7.5%00.0%7.7%+445+7.3pp
Group households63510.5%7.8%00.0%9.4%+635+10.5pp
Total households6,063100.0%100.0%18100.0%100.0%+6,0450.0pp