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, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Katherine (T), accounting for 25.3% (775 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (22.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older couples without children, which increased by 119 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Katherine (T) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Katherine (T) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Katherine (T), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
Couples without children
2021 count
775
% of total
25.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
775
25.3%
+0.3pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
88
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
88
2.9%
-0.6pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
69
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
69
2.3%
-0.8pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
618
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
618
20.2%
+1.8pp
Lone person households
2021 count
677
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
677
22.1%
-0.9pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
259
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
259
8.5%
+1.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
241
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
241
7.9%
-1.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
174
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
174
5.7%
-0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
159
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
159
5.2%
+1.5pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+96
+0.3pp
Young couples without children
-8
-0.6pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-15
-0.8pp
Older couples without children
+119
+1.8pp
Lone person households
+51
-0.9pp
Young lone persons
+60
+1.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-18
-1.6pp
Older lone persons
0
-0.7pp
Group households
+59
+1.5pp
Data table
Households without children for Katherine (T). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 775 | 25.3% | 22.7% | 679 | 25.0% | 23.6% | +96 | +0.3pp |
| Young couples without children | 88 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 96 | 3.5% | 3.4% | -8 | -0.6pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 69 | 2.3% | 3.3% | 84 | 3.1% | 3.1% | -15 | -0.8pp |
| Older couples without children | 618 | 20.2% | 15.9% | 499 | 18.4% | 17.2% | +119 | +1.8pp |
| Lone person households | 677 | 22.1% | 25.2% | 626 | 23.0% | 24.4% | +51 | -0.9pp |
| Young lone persons | 259 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 199 | 7.3% | 8.3% | +60 | +1.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 241 | 7.9% | 10.2% | 259 | 9.5% | 11.0% | -18 | -1.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 174 | 5.7% | 5.6% | 174 | 6.4% | 5.1% | 0 | -0.7pp |
| Group households | 159 | 5.2% | 4.2% | 100 | 3.7% | 4.0% | +59 | +1.5pp |
| Total households | 3,060 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,716 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +344 | 0.0pp |