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 Truganina (part), accounting for 30.2% (3,136 households). This share was lower than Wyndham (C) (36.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 1,157 households, while its share fell by 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Truganina (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Truganina (part) 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 Truganina (part), with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
1,722
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
1,722
16.6%
-3.8pp
Lone person households
2021 count
962
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
962
9.3%
-0.9pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
565
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
565
5.4%
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
239
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
239
2.3%
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
152
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
152
1.5%
+0.2pp
Group households
2021 count
452
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
452
4.4%
+1.6pp
Total households without children
2021 count
3,136
% of total
30.2%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
3,136
30.2%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+514
-3.8pp
Lone person households
+357
-0.9pp
Young lone persons
+200
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+69
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
+77
+0.2pp
Group households
+286
+1.6pp
Total households without children
+1,157
-3.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Truganina (part). 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 | 1,722 | 16.6% | 18.9% | 1,208 | 20.4% | 20.3% | +514 | -3.8pp |
| Lone person households | 962 | 9.3% | 14.5% | 605 | 10.2% | 14.4% | +357 | -0.9pp |
| Young lone persons | 565 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 365 | 6.2% | 5.2% | +200 | -0.8pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 239 | 2.3% | 4.8% | 170 | 2.9% | 5.0% | +69 | -0.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 152 | 1.5% | 4.3% | 75 | 1.3% | 4.1% | +77 | +0.2pp |
| Group households | 452 | 4.4% | 3.2% | 166 | 2.8% | 2.4% | +286 | +1.6pp |
| Total households without children | 3,136 | 30.2% | 36.6% | 1,979 | 33.5% | 37.1% | +1,157 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 10,386 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,911 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,475 | 0.0pp |