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 Upper Natone, accounting for 69.4% (34 households). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (58.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 7 households and 15.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Upper Natone - Households (Enumerated)

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

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Upper Natone, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).

Upper Natone
Burnie (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

18

% of total

36.7%

Change from 2016

+4.7pp

Lone person households

2021 count

11

% of total

22.4%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-8.0pp

Group households

2021 count

5

% of total

10.2%

Change from 2016

+10.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

34

% of total

69.4%

Change from 2016

+15.4pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Upper Natone. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
Households without children for Upper Natone. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Burnie (C)%Count%Burnie (C)%Countpp
Couples without children1836.7%25.7%1632.0%25.9%+2+4.7pp
Lone person households1122.4%30.5%1122.0%29.8%0+0.4pp
Young lone persons00.0%7.5%00.0%7.2%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons36.1%10.5%48.0%10.8%-1-1.9pp
Older lone persons00.0%12.5%48.0%11.7%-4-8.0pp
Group households510.2%2.4%00.0%2.3%+5+10.2pp
Total households without children3469.4%58.7%2754.0%58.0%+7+15.4pp
Total households49100.0%100.0%50100.0%100.0%-10.0pp