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 Keperra, accounting for 55.5% (1,579 households). This share was similar to Brisbane (C) (55.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 124 households and 1.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Keperra - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Keperra 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 Keperra, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).

Keperra
Brisbane (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

742

% of total

26.1%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

758

% of total

26.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

113

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

203

% of total

7.1%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

443

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Group households

2021 count

79

% of total

2.8%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Total households without children

2021 count

1,579

% of total

55.5%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Keperra. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Households without children for Keperra. 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 children74226.1%24.9%66924.7%24.3%+73+1.4pp
Lone person households75826.7%24.7%71426.4%22.4%+44+0.3pp
Young lone persons1134.0%9.0%1124.1%7.5%+1-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons2037.1%7.4%1977.3%7.0%+6-0.2pp
Older lone persons44315.6%8.3%41215.2%7.9%+31+0.4pp
Group households792.8%6.0%722.7%6.8%+7+0.1pp
Total households without children1,57955.5%55.5%1,45553.7%53.6%+124+1.8pp
Total households2,844100.0%100.0%2,709100.0%100.0%+1350.0pp