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 Moss Vale, accounting for 58.1% (2,182 households). This share was lower than Wingecarribee (A) (58.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 228 households, while its share fell by 0.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Moss Vale - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Moss Vale 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 Moss Vale, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
Couples without children
2021 count
1,057
% of total
28.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,057
28.1%
+0.4pp
Lone person households
2021 count
1,046
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
1,046
27.9%
-0.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
108
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
108
2.9%
-0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
335
% of total
8.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
335
8.9%
-0.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
602
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
602
16.0%
+1.2pp
Group households
2021 count
79
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
79
2.1%
-0.4pp
Total households without children
2021 count
2,182
% of total
58.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
2,182
58.1%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+129
+0.4pp
Lone person households
+104
-0.2pp
Young lone persons
-7
-0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+8
-0.8pp
Older lone persons
+106
+1.2pp
Group households
-5
-0.4pp
Total households without children
+228
-0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Moss Vale. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 1,057 | 28.1% | 32.1% | 928 | 27.7% | 31.5% | +129 | +0.4pp |
| Lone person households | 1,046 | 27.9% | 24.8% | 942 | 28.1% | 24.6% | +104 | -0.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 108 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 115 | 3.4% | 2.6% | -7 | -0.5pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 335 | 8.9% | 7.2% | 327 | 9.7% | 7.8% | +8 | -0.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 602 | 16.0% | 15.1% | 496 | 14.8% | 14.2% | +106 | +1.2pp |
| Group households | 79 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 84 | 2.5% | 2.0% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| Total households without children | 2,182 | 58.1% | 58.9% | 1,954 | 58.2% | 58.2% | +228 | -0.1pp |
| Total households | 3,755 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,356 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +399 | 0.0pp |