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 Hemmant, accounting for 45.4% (484 households). This share was lower than Brisbane (C) (55.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 94 households and 1.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Hemmant - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hemmant, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).

Hemmant
Brisbane (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

266

% of total

25.0%

Change from 2016

+3.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

181

% of total

17.0%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

45

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

74

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

66

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Group households

2021 count

37

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Total households without children

2021 count

484

% of total

45.4%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Hemmant. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Households without children for Hemmant. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Brisbane (C)%Count%Brisbane (C)%Countpp
Couples without children26625.0%24.9%19521.9%24.3%+71+3.1pp
Lone person households18117.0%24.7%16218.2%22.4%+19-1.2pp
Young lone persons454.2%9.0%515.7%7.5%-6-1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons746.9%7.4%667.4%7.0%+8-0.5pp
Older lone persons666.2%8.3%434.8%7.9%+23+1.4pp
Group households373.5%6.0%343.8%6.8%+3-0.3pp
Total households without children48445.4%55.5%39043.8%53.6%+94+1.6pp
Total households1,066100.0%100.0%889100.0%100.0%+1770.0pp