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 Cooroy Mountain, accounting for 39.3% (24 households). This share was higher than Noosa (S) (29.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older couples without children, which increased by 7 households and 10.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Cooroy Mountain - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Cooroy Mountain in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Noosa (S) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cooroy Mountain, with comparison markers for Noosa (S).

Cooroy Mountain
Noosa (S)

Couples without children

2021 count

24

% of total

39.3%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

4

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-6.9pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

20

% of total

32.8%

Change from 2016

+10.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

8

% of total

13.1%

Change from 2016

-7.6pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

5

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-5.2pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

Households without children for Cooroy Mountain. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).

Households without children for Cooroy Mountain. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Households without children for Cooroy Mountain. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Noosa (S)%Count%Noosa (S)%Countpp
Couples without children2439.3%29.1%2034.5%28.5%+4+4.8pp
Young couples without children46.6%3.7%35.2%3.7%+1+1.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children00.0%3.0%46.9%2.9%-4-6.9pp
Older couples without children2032.8%22.5%1322.4%22.0%+7+10.4pp
Lone person households813.1%19.4%1220.7%20.0%-4-7.6pp
Young lone persons00.0%2.1%00.0%2.6%00.0pp
Middle-aged lone persons58.2%6.2%35.2%7.5%+2+3.0pp
Older lone persons00.0%11.1%35.2%9.9%-3-5.2pp
Group households00.0%2.9%00.0%3.1%00.0pp
Total households61100.0%100.0%58100.0%100.0%+30.0pp