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 Quorn, accounting for 63.7% (372 households). This share was higher than Flinders Ranges (DC) (58.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 12 households and 1.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Quorn - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Quorn in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Flinders Ranges (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Quorn, with comparison markers for Flinders Ranges (DC).

Quorn
Flinders Ranges (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

166

% of total

28.4%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Lone person households

2021 count

198

% of total

33.9%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

24

% of total

4.1%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

77

% of total

13.2%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

96

% of total

16.4%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Group households

2021 count

8

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

372

% of total

63.7%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Quorn. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Flinders Ranges (DC).

Households without children for Quorn. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Flinders Ranges (DC).
Households without children for Quorn. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Flinders Ranges (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Flinders Ranges (DC)%Count%Flinders Ranges (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children16628.4%26.9%16829.3%29.7%-2-0.9pp
Lone person households19833.9%29.8%19534.0%32.0%+3-0.1pp
Young lone persons244.1%3.4%366.3%5.4%-12-2.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons7713.2%10.7%7713.4%12.5%0-0.2pp
Older lone persons9616.4%14.6%8414.7%13.2%+12+1.7pp
Group households81.4%1.8%71.2%1.2%+1+0.2pp
Total households without children37263.7%58.5%37064.6%62.9%+2-0.9pp
Total households584100.0%100.0%573100.0%100.0%+110.0pp