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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Tewinga, accounting for 29.7% (11 households). This share was higher than Nambucca (A) (25.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 11 households and 29.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Tewinga - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Tewinga in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nambucca (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Couples without children

+8

+21.6pp

Young couples without children

+2

+5.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

+2

+5.4pp

Older couples without children

+4

+10.8pp

Lone person households

+11

+29.7pp

Young lone persons

0

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

+3

+8.1pp

Older lone persons

+7

+18.9pp

Group households

0

0.0pp

Data table

Households without children for Tewinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).

Households without children for Tewinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).
Households without children for Tewinga. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nambucca (A)%Count%Nambucca (A)%Countpp
Couples without children821.6%23.5%00.0%24.2%+8+21.6pp
Young couples without children25.4%2.7%00.0%2.6%+2+5.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children25.4%2.5%00.0%2.4%+2+5.4pp
Older couples without children410.8%18.3%00.0%19.2%+4+10.8pp
Lone person households1129.7%25.3%00.0%24.5%+11+29.7pp
Young lone persons00.0%2.0%00.0%2.0%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons38.1%8.3%00.0%9.0%+3+8.1pp
Older lone persons718.9%15.0%00.0%13.4%+7+18.9pp
Group households00.0%2.4%00.0%2.5%00.0pp
Total households37100.0%100.0%00.0%100.0%+37+100.0pp