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 Knox (C), accounting for 26.7% (14,753 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (23.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older couples without children, which increased by 1,387 households and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Knox (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Knox (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Knox (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
Couples without children
2021 count
14,753
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
14,753
26.7%
-0.2pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
4,525
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
4,525
8.2%
-0.9pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
4,100
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
4,100
7.4%
-0.9pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
6,128
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
6,128
11.1%
+1.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
12,185
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
12,185
22.0%
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
2,635
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
2,635
4.8%
-0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
3,774
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
3,774
6.8%
-0.5pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
5,770
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
5,770
10.4%
+0.9pp
Group households
2021 count
1,397
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,397
2.5%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+1,364
-0.2pp
Young couples without children
+6
-0.9pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-29
-0.9pp
Older couples without children
+1,387
+1.6pp
Lone person households
+1,329
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
+134
-0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+138
-0.5pp
Older lone persons
+1,056
+0.9pp
Group households
+125
-0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Knox (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 14,753 | 26.7% | 23.8% | 13,389 | 26.9% | 24.2% | +1,364 | -0.2pp |
| Young couples without children | 4,525 | 8.2% | 5.9% | 4,519 | 9.1% | 6.3% | +6 | -0.9pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 4,100 | 7.4% | 5.0% | 4,129 | 8.3% | 5.5% | -29 | -0.9pp |
| Older couples without children | 6,128 | 11.1% | 12.9% | 4,741 | 9.5% | 12.5% | +1,387 | +1.6pp |
| Lone person households | 12,185 | 22.0% | 24.1% | 10,856 | 21.8% | 23.2% | +1,329 | +0.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 2,635 | 4.8% | 8.0% | 2,501 | 5.0% | 7.5% | +134 | -0.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 3,774 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 3,636 | 7.3% | 7.2% | +138 | -0.5pp |
| Older lone persons | 5,770 | 10.4% | 9.0% | 4,714 | 9.5% | 8.6% | +1,056 | +0.9pp |
| Group households | 1,397 | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1,272 | 2.6% | 5.0% | +125 | -0.1pp |
| Total households | 55,267 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 49,757 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,510 | 0.0pp |