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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Bulloo (S), accounting for 26% (38 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (22.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 11 households and 3.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bulloo (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Bulloo (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bulloo (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.

Bulloo (S)
Regional Qld

Couples without children

2021 count

30

% of total

20.5%

Change from 2016

-3.5pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-4.1pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

30

% of total

20.5%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

38

% of total

26.0%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

15

% of total

10.3%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

18

% of total

12.3%

Change from 2016

+7.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

11

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

-2.4pp

Group households

2021 count

4

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Bulloo (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.

Households without children for Bulloo (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
Households without children for Bulloo (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional Qld%Count%Regional Qld%Countpp
Couples without children3020.5%26.0%4124.0%26.2%-11-3.5pp
Young couples without children00.0%3.8%74.1%3.9%-7-4.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children00.0%3.2%42.3%3.3%-4-2.3pp
Older couples without children3020.5%18.9%3017.5%18.9%0+3.0pp
Lone person households3826.0%22.3%4325.1%22.0%-5+0.9pp
Young lone persons1510.3%4.9%179.9%5.0%-2+0.4pp
Middle-aged lone persons1812.3%7.4%95.3%7.8%+9+7.0pp
Older lone persons117.5%9.9%179.9%9.2%-6-2.4pp
Group households42.7%3.5%31.8%3.7%+1+0.9pp
Total households146100.0%100.0%171100.0%100.0%-250.0pp