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 Bundabah, accounting for 68.7% (46 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (64.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 10 households, while its share fell by 1.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Bundabah - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Bundabah in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bundabah, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Bundabah
Mid-Coast (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

24

% of total

35.8%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Lone person households

2021 count

19

% of total

28.4%

Change from 2016

-6.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

9

% of total

13.4%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

8

% of total

11.9%

Change from 2016

+4.1pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

+4.5pp

Total households without children

2021 count

46

% of total

68.7%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Data table

Households without children for Bundabah. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Households without children for Bundabah. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Households without children for Bundabah. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
Couples without children2435.8%32.9%1835.3%32.2%+6+0.5pp
Lone person households1928.4%28.7%1835.3%27.7%+1-6.9pp
Young lone persons00.0%2.9%00.0%2.9%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons913.4%8.8%611.8%9.3%+3+1.6pp
Older lone persons811.9%17.0%47.8%15.5%+4+4.1pp
Group households34.5%2.6%00.0%2.6%+3+4.5pp
Total households without children4668.7%64.2%3670.6%62.5%+10-1.9pp
Total households67100.0%100.0%51100.0%100.0%+160.0pp