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 Wherrol Flat, accounting for 58.3% (77 households). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (64.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which increased by 8 households and 6.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Wherrol Flat - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Wherrol Flat 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 Wherrol Flat, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Couples without children
2021 count
48
% of total
36.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
48
36.4%
-0.2pp
Lone person households
2021 count
29
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
29
22.0%
+2.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
3
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
3
2.3%
-2.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
16
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
+6.1pp
16
12.1%
+6.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
12
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
12
9.1%
-0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
Total households without children
2021 count
77
% of total
58.3%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
77
58.3%
+2.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-1
-0.2pp
Lone person households
+3
+2.6pp
Young lone persons
-3
-2.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+8
+6.1pp
Older lone persons
-1
-0.6pp
Group households
0
0.0pp
Total households without children
+2
+2.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Wherrol Flat. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 48 | 36.4% | 32.9% | 49 | 36.6% | 32.2% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| Lone person households | 29 | 22.0% | 28.7% | 26 | 19.4% | 27.7% | +3 | +2.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 3 | 2.3% | 2.9% | 6 | 4.5% | 2.9% | -3 | -2.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 16 | 12.1% | 8.8% | 8 | 6.0% | 9.3% | +8 | +6.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 12 | 9.1% | 17.0% | 13 | 9.7% | 15.5% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| Group households | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total households without children | 77 | 58.3% | 64.2% | 75 | 56.0% | 62.5% | +2 | +2.3pp |
| Total households | 132 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 134 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2 | 0.0pp |