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 Napoleon Reef, accounting for 63.8% (37 households). This share was higher than Bathurst Regional (A) (55.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 5 households and 8.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Napoleon Reef - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Napoleon Reef in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Napoleon Reef, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).

Napoleon Reef
Bathurst Regional (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

29

% of total

50.0%

Change from 2016

-1.7pp

Lone person households

2021 count

8

% of total

13.8%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

13.8%

Change from 2016

+8.8pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

37

% of total

63.8%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Napoleon Reef. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).

Households without children for Napoleon Reef. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Households without children for Napoleon Reef. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Countpp
Couples without children2950.0%26.1%3151.7%24.6%-2-1.7pp
Lone person households813.8%26.2%915.0%25.3%-1-1.2pp
Young lone persons00.0%6.5%00.0%6.1%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons35.2%8.8%00.0%8.4%+3+5.2pp
Older lone persons813.8%10.9%35.0%10.9%+5+8.8pp
Group households00.0%3.2%00.0%3.9%00.0pp
Total households without children3763.8%55.5%4066.7%53.8%-3-2.9pp
Total households58100.0%100.0%60100.0%100.0%-20.0pp