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 Moreton Bay (R), accounting for 27.4% (48,624 households). This share was higher than Greater Brisbane (25.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 7,296 households, while its share fell by 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Moreton Bay (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Moreton Bay (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Brisbane and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Moreton Bay (R), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
Couples without children
2021 count
48,624
% of total
27.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
48,624
27.4%
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
8,929
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
8,929
5.0%
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
8,008
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
8,008
4.5%
-0.5pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
31,687
% of total
17.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
31,687
17.8%
+0.4pp
Lone person households
2021 count
37,657
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
37,657
21.2%
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
7,583
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
7,583
4.3%
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
12,396
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
12,396
7.0%
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
17,679
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
17,679
10.0%
+0.7pp
Group households
2021 count
5,008
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
5,008
2.8%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+7,296
-0.5pp
Young couples without children
+732
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+596
-0.5pp
Older couples without children
+5,968
+0.4pp
Lone person households
+7,162
+0.6pp
Young lone persons
+1,190
0.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+2,101
+0.1pp
Older lone persons
+3,869
+0.7pp
Group households
+460
-0.3pp
Data table
Households without children for Moreton Bay (R). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Brisbane.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 48,624 | 27.4% | 25.2% | 41,328 | 27.9% | 25.8% | +7,296 | -0.5pp |
| Young couples without children | 8,929 | 5.0% | 5.1% | 8,197 | 5.5% | 5.4% | +732 | -0.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 8,008 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 7,412 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +596 | -0.5pp |
| Older couples without children | 31,687 | 17.8% | 16.0% | 25,719 | 17.4% | 15.9% | +5,968 | +0.4pp |
| Lone person households | 37,657 | 21.2% | 22.6% | 30,495 | 20.6% | 21.6% | +7,162 | +0.6pp |
| Young lone persons | 7,583 | 4.3% | 6.8% | 6,393 | 4.3% | 6.1% | +1,190 | 0.0pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 12,396 | 7.0% | 7.1% | 10,295 | 6.9% | 7.2% | +2,101 | +0.1pp |
| Older lone persons | 17,679 | 10.0% | 8.6% | 13,810 | 9.3% | 8.3% | +3,869 | +0.7pp |
| Group households | 5,008 | 2.8% | 4.4% | 4,548 | 3.1% | 5.2% | +460 | -0.3pp |
| Total households | 177,571 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 148,197 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +29,374 | 0.0pp |