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 Kuttabul, accounting for 51.5% (138 households). This share was similar to Mackay (R) (51.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 20 households and 7.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Kuttabul - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Kuttabul in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kuttabul, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).

Kuttabul
Mackay (R)

Couples without children

2021 count

89

% of total

33.2%

Change from 2016

+5.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

46

% of total

17.2%

Change from 2016

+2.8pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

11

% of total

4.1%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

16

% of total

6.0%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

16

% of total

6.0%

Change from 2016

+1.9pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

1.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

138

% of total

51.5%

Change from 2016

+7.8pp

Data table

Households without children for Kuttabul. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).

Households without children for Kuttabul. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
Households without children for Kuttabul. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mackay (R)%Count%Mackay (R)%Countpp
Couples without children8933.2%26.9%7628.1%27.1%+13+5.1pp
Lone person households4617.2%21.9%3914.4%21.7%+7+2.8pp
Young lone persons114.1%5.5%72.6%5.9%+4+1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons166.0%7.7%207.4%8.1%-4-1.4pp
Older lone persons166.0%8.6%114.1%7.7%+5+1.9pp
Group households31.1%2.8%31.1%2.8%00.0pp
Total households without children13851.5%51.6%11843.7%51.6%+20+7.8pp
Total households268100.0%100.0%270100.0%100.0%-20.0pp