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 Cossack (NT), accounting for 29.1% (213 households). This share was lower than Katherine (T) (40.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 28 households, while its share fell by 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Cossack (NT) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Cossack (NT) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katherine (T) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cossack (NT), with comparison markers for Katherine (T).
Couples without children
2021 count
127
% of total
17.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
127
17.3%
-0.4pp
Lone person households
2021 count
72
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
72
9.8%
-0.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
29
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
29
4.0%
+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
31
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
31
4.2%
-1.2pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
23
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
23
3.1%
-0.2pp
Group households
2021 count
14
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
14
1.9%
-0.4pp
Total households without children
2021 count
213
% of total
29.1%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
213
29.1%
-1.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+20
-0.4pp
Lone person households
+8
-0.8pp
Young lone persons
+19
+2.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-2
-1.2pp
Older lone persons
+3
-0.2pp
Group households
0
-0.4pp
Total households without children
+28
-1.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Cossack (NT). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 127 | 17.3% | 19.7% | 107 | 17.7% | 17.9% | +20 | -0.4pp |
| Lone person households | 72 | 9.8% | 17.2% | 64 | 10.6% | 16.5% | +8 | -0.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 29 | 4.0% | 6.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 5.3% | +19 | +2.3pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 31 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 33 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -2 | -1.2pp |
| Older lone persons | 23 | 3.1% | 4.4% | 20 | 3.3% | 4.6% | +3 | -0.2pp |
| Group households | 14 | 1.9% | 4.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| Total households without children | 213 | 29.1% | 40.9% | 185 | 30.5% | 37.1% | +28 | -1.4pp |
| Total households | 733 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 606 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +127 | 0.0pp |