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 Coburg, accounting for 57.5% (6,070 households). This share was lower than Moreland (C) (60%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 533 households and 2.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Coburg - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Coburg in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Coburg, with comparison markers for Moreland (C).
Couples without children
2021 count
2,568
% of total
24.3%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
2,568
24.3%
+1.3pp
Lone person households
2021 count
2,585
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
2,585
24.5%
+1.8pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
801
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
801
7.6%
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
844
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
844
8.0%
+0.5pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
933
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
933
8.8%
+1.1pp
Group households
2021 count
917
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
917
8.7%
-0.8pp
Total households without children
2021 count
6,070
% of total
57.5%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
6,070
57.5%
+2.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+263
+1.3pp
Lone person households
+306
+1.8pp
Young lone persons
+43
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+91
+0.5pp
Older lone persons
+164
+1.1pp
Group households
-36
-0.8pp
Total households without children
+533
+2.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Coburg. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 2,568 | 24.3% | 23.9% | 2,305 | 23.0% | 23.2% | +263 | +1.3pp |
| Lone person households | 2,585 | 24.5% | 28.4% | 2,279 | 22.7% | 25.5% | +306 | +1.8pp |
| Young lone persons | 801 | 7.6% | 11.3% | 758 | 7.6% | 9.2% | +43 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 844 | 8.0% | 8.1% | 753 | 7.5% | 7.5% | +91 | +0.5pp |
| Older lone persons | 933 | 8.8% | 9.0% | 769 | 7.7% | 8.8% | +164 | +1.1pp |
| Group households | 917 | 8.7% | 7.8% | 953 | 9.5% | 8.5% | -36 | -0.8pp |
| Total households without children | 6,070 | 57.5% | 60.0% | 5,537 | 55.2% | 57.2% | +533 | +2.3pp |
| Total households | 10,553 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,034 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +519 | 0.0pp |