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 Canyonleigh, accounting for 52% (90 households). This share was lower than Wingecarribee (A) (58.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 7 households, while its share fell by 0.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Canyonleigh - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

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

Canyonleigh
Wingecarribee (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

55

% of total

31.8%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Lone person households

2021 count

29

% of total

16.8%

Change from 2016

-6.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

14

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

13

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

-6.0pp

Group households

2021 count

6

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Total households without children

2021 count

90

% of total

52.0%

Change from 2016

-6.1pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Canyonleigh. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
Households without children for Canyonleigh. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wingecarribee (A)%Count%Wingecarribee (A)%Countpp
Couples without children5531.8%32.1%4832.4%31.5%+7-0.6pp
Lone person households2916.8%24.8%3423.0%24.6%-5-6.2pp
Young lone persons00.0%2.5%00.0%2.6%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons148.1%7.2%106.8%7.8%+4+1.3pp
Older lone persons137.5%15.1%2013.5%14.2%-7-6.0pp
Group households63.5%2.0%42.7%2.0%+2+0.8pp
Total households without children9052.0%58.9%8658.1%58.2%+4-6.1pp
Total households173100.0%100.0%148100.0%100.0%+250.0pp