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 Luskintyre, accounting for 36.6% (26 households). This share was lower than Maitland (C) (50.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 11 households and 20.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Luskintyre - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Luskintyre in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Luskintyre, with comparison markers for Maitland (C).

Luskintyre
Maitland (C)

Couples without children

2021 count

16

% of total

22.5%

Change from 2016

-20.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

7

% of total

9.9%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-7.9pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

+4.2pp

Total households without children

2021 count

26

% of total

36.6%

Change from 2016

-14.2pp

Data table

Households without children for Luskintyre. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).

Households without children for Luskintyre. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
Households without children for Luskintyre. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Maitland (C)%Count%Maitland (C)%Countpp
Couples without children1622.5%26.2%2742.9%25.6%-11-20.4pp
Lone person households79.9%21.6%57.9%20.9%+2+2.0pp
Young lone persons00.0%5.2%00.0%5.0%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons00.0%7.0%00.0%7.1%00.0pp
Older lone persons00.0%9.4%57.9%8.7%-5-7.9pp
Group households34.2%2.4%00.0%2.3%+3+4.2pp
Total households without children2636.6%50.1%3250.8%48.8%-6-14.2pp
Total households71100.0%100.0%63100.0%100.0%+80.0pp