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 Redland (C), accounting for 28.3% (17,791 households). This share was higher than Greater Brisbane (25.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 2,202 households, while its share fell by 0.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Redland (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Redland (C) 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 Redland (C), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
Couples without children
2021 count
17,791
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
17,791
28.3%
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
3,625
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
3,625
5.8%
-0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
3,173
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
3,173
5.1%
-0.5pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
10,993
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
10,993
17.5%
+0.6pp
Lone person households
2021 count
12,889
% of total
20.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
12,889
20.5%
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
1,817
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,817
2.9%
-0.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
4,074
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
4,074
6.5%
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
7,000
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
7,000
11.2%
+1.2pp
Group households
2021 count
1,410
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
1,410
2.2%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+2,202
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
+258
-0.4pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+139
-0.5pp
Older couples without children
+1,805
+0.6pp
Lone person households
+1,999
+0.5pp
Young lone persons
+59
-0.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+390
-0.3pp
Older lone persons
+1,551
+1.2pp
Group households
+21
-0.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Redland (C). 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 | 17,791 | 28.3% | 25.2% | 15,589 | 28.7% | 25.8% | +2,202 | -0.4pp |
| Young couples without children | 3,625 | 5.8% | 5.1% | 3,367 | 6.2% | 5.4% | +258 | -0.4pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 3,173 | 5.1% | 4.1% | 3,034 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +139 | -0.5pp |
| Older couples without children | 10,993 | 17.5% | 16.0% | 9,188 | 16.9% | 15.9% | +1,805 | +0.6pp |
| Lone person households | 12,889 | 20.5% | 22.6% | 10,890 | 20.0% | 21.6% | +1,999 | +0.5pp |
| Young lone persons | 1,817 | 2.9% | 6.8% | 1,758 | 3.2% | 6.1% | +59 | -0.3pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 4,074 | 6.5% | 7.1% | 3,684 | 6.8% | 7.2% | +390 | -0.3pp |
| Older lone persons | 7,000 | 11.2% | 8.6% | 5,449 | 10.0% | 8.3% | +1,551 | +1.2pp |
| Group households | 1,410 | 2.2% | 4.4% | 1,389 | 2.6% | 5.2% | +21 | -0.4pp |
| Total households | 62,772 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 54,348 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,424 | 0.0pp |