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 Robinson, accounting for 56.6% (145 households). This share was lower than Albany (C) (59.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 13 households, while its share fell by 0.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Robinson - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Robinson 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 Robinson, with comparison markers for Albany (C).

Robinson
Albany (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

83

% of total

32.4%

Change from 2016

-4.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

52

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

2.3%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

21

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

-2.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

22

% of total

8.6%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

Group households

2021 count

10

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

+2.6pp

Total households without children

2021 count

145

% of total

56.6%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Robinson. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
Households without children for Robinson. 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 children8332.4%29.7%8536.6%29.6%-2-4.2pp
Lone person households5220.3%27.6%4419.0%25.7%+8+1.3pp
Young lone persons62.3%4.8%62.6%4.4%0-0.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons218.2%9.1%2510.8%9.1%-4-2.6pp
Older lone persons228.6%13.7%156.5%12.4%+7+2.1pp
Group households103.9%2.2%31.3%2.5%+7+2.6pp
Total households without children14556.6%59.5%13256.9%57.8%+13-0.3pp
Total households256100.0%100.0%232100.0%100.0%+240.0pp