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 Frankland River, accounting for 58.9% (96 households). This share was higher than Cranbrook (S) (57.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 18 households, while its share fell by 1.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Frankland River - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Frankland River in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cranbrook (S) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Frankland River, with comparison markers for Cranbrook (S).

Frankland River
Cranbrook (S)

Couples without children

2021 count

39

% of total

23.9%

Change from 2016

-7.6pp

Lone person households

2021 count

50

% of total

30.7%

Change from 2016

+5.3pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

11.7%

Change from 2016

+4.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

25

% of total

15.3%

Change from 2016

+4.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

16

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Group households

2021 count

7

% of total

4.3%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

96

% of total

58.9%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Data table

Households without children for Frankland River. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cranbrook (S).

Households without children for Frankland River. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cranbrook (S).
Households without children for Frankland River. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cranbrook (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Cranbrook (S)%Count%Cranbrook (S)%Countpp
Couples without children3923.9%29.1%4131.5%35.5%-2-7.6pp
Lone person households5030.7%27.1%3325.4%23.0%+17+5.3pp
Young lone persons1911.7%7.3%107.7%4.3%+9+4.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons2515.3%11.3%1410.8%8.5%+11+4.5pp
Older lone persons169.8%10.9%1310.0%12.1%+3-0.2pp
Group households74.3%1.1%43.1%0.7%+3+1.2pp
Total households without children9658.9%57.3%7860.0%59.2%+18-1.1pp
Total households163100.0%100.0%130100.0%100.0%+330.0pp