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, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Stroud Road, accounting for 30.4% (34 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (26.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which decreased by 22 households, while its share rose by 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Stroud Road - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Stroud Road 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 Stroud Road, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Stroud Road
Mid-Coast (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

34

% of total

30.4%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

10

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

9

% of total

8.0%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

15

% of total

13.4%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Lone person households

2021 count

21

% of total

18.8%

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

4

% of total

3.6%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

15

% of total

13.4%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Group households

2021 count

4

% of total

3.6%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Stroud Road. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Households without children for Stroud Road. 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 children3430.4%26.2%5628.4%26.3%-22+2.0pp
Young couples without children108.9%2.6%147.1%2.9%-4+1.8pp
Middle-aged couples without children98.0%2.4%115.6%2.4%-2+2.4pp
Older couples without children1513.4%21.2%3115.7%21.0%-16-2.3pp
Lone person households2118.8%22.8%4120.8%22.6%-20-2.0pp
Young lone persons00.0%2.3%00.0%2.4%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons43.6%7.0%73.6%7.6%-30.0pp
Older lone persons1513.4%13.5%2814.2%12.6%-13-0.8pp
Group households43.6%2.1%94.6%2.1%-5-1.0pp
Total households112100.0%100.0%197100.0%100.0%-850.0pp