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 Leslie Dam, accounting for 24.4% (11 households). This share was lower than Southern Downs (R) (26.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which increased by 7 households and 15.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Leslie Dam - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Leslie Dam 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 Leslie Dam, with comparison markers for Southern Downs (R).

Leslie Dam
Southern Downs (R)

Couples without children

2021 count

11

% of total

24.4%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

11

% of total

24.4%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

10

% of total

22.2%

Change from 2016

-8.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-8.3pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

7

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

+15.6pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

6

% of total

13.3%

Change from 2016

-3.4pp

Group households

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Leslie Dam. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Households without children for Leslie Dam. 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 children1124.4%26.2%822.2%26.2%+3+2.2pp
Young couples without children00.0%3.0%00.0%3.3%00.0pp
Middle-aged couples without children00.0%2.8%00.0%3.1%00.0pp
Older couples without children1124.4%20.4%822.2%19.9%+3+2.2pp
Lone person households1022.2%22.9%1130.6%22.8%-1-8.4pp
Young lone persons00.0%3.7%38.3%3.6%-3-8.3pp
Middle-aged lone persons715.6%7.0%00.0%7.9%+7+15.6pp
Older lone persons613.3%12.2%616.7%11.4%0-3.4pp
Group households00.0%1.8%00.0%2.0%00.0pp
Total households45100.0%100.0%36100.0%100.0%+90.0pp