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 Bayonet Head, accounting for 56.9% (726 households). This share was lower than Albany (C) (59.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 159 households and 4.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bayonet Head - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bayonet Head, with comparison markers for Albany (C).

Bayonet Head
Albany (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

419

% of total

32.8%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Lone person households

2021 count

288

% of total

22.6%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

45

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

93

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

149

% of total

11.7%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

Group households

2021 count

19

% of total

1.5%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Total households without children

2021 count

726

% of total

56.9%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Bayonet Head. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
Households without children for Bayonet Head. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Albany (C)%Count%Albany (C)%Countpp
Couples without children41932.8%29.7%33531.1%29.6%+84+1.7pp
Lone person households28822.6%27.6%21019.4%25.7%+78+3.2pp
Young lone persons453.5%4.8%282.6%4.4%+17+0.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons937.3%9.1%716.6%9.1%+22+0.7pp
Older lone persons14911.7%13.7%11410.5%12.4%+35+1.2pp
Group households191.5%2.2%222.0%2.5%-3-0.5pp
Total households without children72656.9%59.5%56752.5%57.8%+159+4.4pp
Total households1,277100.0%100.0%1,080100.0%100.0%+1970.0pp