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 Point Cook, accounting for 31.1% (6,501 households). This share was lower than Wyndham (C) (36.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 1,593 households, while its share fell by 0.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Point Cook - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Point Cook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Point Cook, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
3,732
% of total
17.8%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
3,732
17.8%
-1.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
2,232
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
2,232
10.7%
+1.0pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
1,019
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,019
4.9%
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
731
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
731
3.5%
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
474
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
474
2.3%
+0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
537
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
537
2.6%
+0.3pp
Total households without children
2021 count
6,501
% of total
31.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
6,501
31.1%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+698
-1.6pp
Lone person households
+718
+1.0pp
Young lone persons
+233
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+250
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
+221
+0.7pp
Group households
+176
+0.3pp
Total households without children
+1,593
-0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Point Cook. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 3,732 | 17.8% | 18.9% | 3,034 | 19.4% | 20.3% | +698 | -1.6pp |
| Lone person households | 2,232 | 10.7% | 14.5% | 1,514 | 9.7% | 14.4% | +718 | +1.0pp |
| Young lone persons | 1,019 | 4.9% | 5.4% | 786 | 5.0% | 5.2% | +233 | -0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 731 | 3.5% | 4.8% | 481 | 3.1% | 5.0% | +250 | +0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 474 | 2.3% | 4.3% | 253 | 1.6% | 4.1% | +221 | +0.7pp |
| Group households | 537 | 2.6% | 3.2% | 361 | 2.3% | 2.4% | +176 | +0.3pp |
| Total households without children | 6,501 | 31.1% | 36.6% | 4,908 | 31.4% | 37.1% | +1,593 | -0.3pp |
| Total households | 20,914 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 15,641 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,273 | 0.0pp |