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 Uralla (NT), accounting for 34.8% (23 households). This share was higher than Katherine (T) (25.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which decreased by 6 households and 9.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Uralla (NT) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Uralla (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 Uralla (NT), with comparison markers for Katherine (T).

Uralla (NT)
Katherine (T)

Couples without children

2021 count

23

% of total

34.8%

Change from 2016

+4.6pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

5

% of total

7.6%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

2

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

16

% of total

24.2%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

9

% of total

13.6%

Change from 2016

-7.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

12.1%

Change from 2016

+7.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-9.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-4.8pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

+4.5pp

Data table

Households without children for Uralla (NT). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).

Households without children for Uralla (NT). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Households without children for Uralla (NT). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Category20212016Change
Count%Katherine (T)%Count%Katherine (T)%Countpp
Couples without children2334.8%25.3%1930.2%25.0%+4+4.6pp
Young couples without children57.6%2.9%23.2%3.5%+3+4.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children23.0%2.3%23.2%3.1%0-0.2pp
Older couples without children1624.2%20.2%1523.8%18.4%+1+0.4pp
Lone person households913.6%22.1%1320.6%23.0%-4-7.0pp
Young lone persons812.1%8.5%34.8%7.3%+5+7.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%7.9%69.5%9.5%-6-9.5pp
Older lone persons00.0%5.7%34.8%6.4%-3-4.8pp
Group households34.5%5.2%00.0%3.7%+3+4.5pp
Total households66100.0%100.0%63100.0%100.0%+30.0pp