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 Stones Corner, accounting for 78.8% (969 households). This share was higher than Brisbane (C) (55.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 571 households and 12.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Stones Corner - Households (Enumerated)

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

Stones Corner
Brisbane (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

356

% of total

28.9%

Change from 2016

+4.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

471

% of total

38.3%

Change from 2016

+8.2pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

236

% of total

19.2%

Change from 2016

+7.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

120

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

119

% of total

9.7%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Group households

2021 count

142

% of total

11.5%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

969

% of total

78.8%

Change from 2016

+12.6pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Stones Corner. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Households without children for Stones Corner. 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 children35628.9%24.9%15024.9%24.3%+206+4.0pp
Lone person households47138.3%24.7%18130.1%22.4%+290+8.2pp
Young lone persons23619.2%9.0%7011.7%7.5%+166+7.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons1209.8%7.4%6010.0%7.0%+60-0.2pp
Older lone persons1199.7%8.3%528.6%7.9%+67+1.1pp
Group households14211.5%6.0%6811.3%6.8%+74+0.2pp
Total households without children96978.8%55.5%39866.2%53.6%+571+12.6pp
Total households1,230100.0%100.0%601100.0%100.0%+6290.0pp