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 Quilpie (S), accounting for 27.6% (99 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (22.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which decreased by 19 households, while its share rose by 0.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Quilpie (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Quilpie (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Quilpie (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Couples without children
2021 count
77
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
77
21.4%
-0.3pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
10
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
10
2.8%
+0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
6
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
6
1.7%
-0.9pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
61
% of total
17.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
61
17.0%
+0.2pp
Lone person households
2021 count
99
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
99
27.6%
+0.1pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
23
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
23
6.4%
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
39
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
39
10.9%
-0.8pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
38
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
38
10.6%
+1.3pp
Group households
2021 count
6
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
6
1.7%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
-16
-0.3pp
Young couples without children
0
+0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
-5
-0.9pp
Older couples without children
-11
+0.2pp
Lone person households
-19
+0.1pp
Young lone persons
-5
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
-11
-0.8pp
Older lone persons
-2
+1.3pp
Group households
-1
+0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Quilpie (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 77 | 21.4% | 26.0% | 93 | 21.7% | 26.2% | -16 | -0.3pp |
| Young couples without children | 10 | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 3.9% | 0 | +0.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 6 | 1.7% | 3.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 3.3% | -5 | -0.9pp |
| Older couples without children | 61 | 17.0% | 18.9% | 72 | 16.8% | 18.9% | -11 | +0.2pp |
| Lone person households | 99 | 27.6% | 22.3% | 118 | 27.5% | 22.0% | -19 | +0.1pp |
| Young lone persons | 23 | 6.4% | 4.9% | 28 | 6.5% | 5.0% | -5 | -0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 39 | 10.9% | 7.4% | 50 | 11.7% | 7.8% | -11 | -0.8pp |
| Older lone persons | 38 | 10.6% | 9.9% | 40 | 9.3% | 9.2% | -2 | +1.3pp |
| Group households | 6 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 3.7% | -1 | +0.1pp |
| Total households | 359 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 429 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -70 | 0.0pp |