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 Leneva, accounting for 40.6% (180 households). This share was lower than Wodonga (C) (55.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 58 households, while its share fell by 1.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Leneva - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Leneva, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).

Leneva
Wodonga (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

111

% of total

25.1%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

57

% of total

12.9%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

4.3%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

25

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

9

% of total

2.0%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Group households

2021 count

12

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Total households without children

2021 count

180

% of total

40.6%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Leneva. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
Households without children for Leneva. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wodonga (C)%Count%Wodonga (C)%Countpp
Couples without children11125.1%25.7%7124.7%25.8%+40+0.4pp
Lone person households5712.9%26.9%4013.9%24.6%+17-1.0pp
Young lone persons194.3%6.9%103.5%6.5%+9+0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons255.6%9.0%165.6%8.9%+90.0pp
Older lone persons92.0%11.1%124.2%9.2%-3-2.2pp
Group households122.7%2.6%113.8%2.9%+1-1.1pp
Total households without children18040.6%55.2%12242.5%53.4%+58-1.9pp
Total households443100.0%100.0%287100.0%100.0%+1560.0pp