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 Walkerston, accounting for 48.5% (641 households). This share was lower than Mackay (R) (51.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 27 households and 0.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Walkerston - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Walkerston 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 Walkerston, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
Couples without children
2021 count
381
% of total
28.8%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
381
28.8%
-3.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
218
% of total
16.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
218
16.5%
+0.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
57
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
57
4.3%
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
80
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
80
6.1%
+0.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
86
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
86
6.5%
+0.3pp
Group households
2021 count
42
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
42
3.2%
+0.2pp
Total households without children
2021 count
641
% of total
48.5%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
641
48.5%
-2.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-15
-3.7pp
Lone person households
+27
+0.8pp
Young lone persons
+7
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+9
+0.3pp
Older lone persons
+11
+0.3pp
Group households
+6
+0.2pp
Total households without children
+18
-2.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Walkerston. 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 | 381 | 28.8% | 26.9% | 396 | 32.5% | 27.1% | -15 | -3.7pp |
| Lone person households | 218 | 16.5% | 21.9% | 191 | 15.7% | 21.7% | +27 | +0.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 57 | 4.3% | 5.5% | 50 | 4.1% | 5.9% | +7 | +0.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 80 | 6.1% | 7.7% | 71 | 5.8% | 8.1% | +9 | +0.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 86 | 6.5% | 8.6% | 75 | 6.2% | 7.7% | +11 | +0.3pp |
| Group households | 42 | 3.2% | 2.8% | 36 | 3.0% | 2.8% | +6 | +0.2pp |
| Total households without children | 641 | 48.5% | 51.6% | 623 | 51.2% | 51.6% | +18 | -2.7pp |
| Total households | 1,321 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,217 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +104 | 0.0pp |