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 Marian, accounting for 40.5% (555 households). This share was lower than Mackay (R) (51.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 64 households and 1.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Marian - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Marian 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 Marian, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
Couples without children
2021 count
379
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
379
27.6%
+1.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
151
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
151
11.0%
-0.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
48
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
48
3.5%
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
57
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
57
4.2%
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
35
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
35
2.6%
-0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
25
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
25
1.8%
+0.4pp
Total households without children
2021 count
555
% of total
40.5%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
555
40.5%
+1.5pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+52
+1.6pp
Lone person households
+5
-0.6pp
Young lone persons
-6
-0.8pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+5
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
-7
-0.7pp
Group households
+7
+0.4pp
Total households without children
+64
+1.5pp
Data table
Households without children for Marian. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 379 | 27.6% | 26.9% | 327 | 26.0% | 27.1% | +52 | +1.6pp |
| Lone person households | 151 | 11.0% | 21.9% | 146 | 11.6% | 21.7% | +5 | -0.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 48 | 3.5% | 5.5% | 54 | 4.3% | 5.9% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 57 | 4.2% | 7.7% | 52 | 4.1% | 8.1% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 35 | 2.6% | 8.6% | 42 | 3.3% | 7.7% | -7 | -0.7pp |
| Group households | 25 | 1.8% | 2.8% | 18 | 1.4% | 2.8% | +7 | +0.4pp |
| Total households without children | 555 | 40.5% | 51.6% | 491 | 39.0% | 51.6% | +64 | +1.5pp |
| Total households | 1,372 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,260 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +112 | 0.0pp |