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, total households without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Junabee, accounting for 55.3% (42 households). This share was lower than Southern Downs (R) (60.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 8 households and 12.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Junabee - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Junabee in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Southern Downs (R) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Junabee, with comparison markers for Southern Downs (R).

Junabee
Southern Downs (R)

Couples without children

2021 count

26

% of total

34.2%

Change from 2016

+3.8pp

Lone person households

2021 count

16

% of total

21.1%

Change from 2016

+8.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

7.9%

Change from 2016

+4.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

3

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

-7.5pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

7

% of total

9.2%

Change from 2016

+9.2pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

42

% of total

55.3%

Change from 2016

+12.3pp

Data table

Households without children for Junabee. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).

Households without children for Junabee. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Households without children for Junabee. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Southern Downs (R)%Count%Southern Downs (R)%Countpp
Couples without children2634.2%31.2%2430.4%30.2%+2+3.8pp
Lone person households1621.1%27.2%1012.7%26.2%+6+8.4pp
Young lone persons67.9%4.4%33.8%4.1%+3+4.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons33.9%8.3%911.4%9.1%-6-7.5pp
Older lone persons79.2%14.5%00.0%13.1%+7+9.2pp
Group households00.0%2.2%00.0%2.3%00.0pp
Total households without children4255.3%60.6%3443.0%58.7%+8+12.3pp
Total households76100.0%100.0%79100.0%100.0%-30.0pp