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 Sunshine Coast (R), accounting for 27.9% (40,971 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (26%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples without children, which increased by 6,640 households and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Sunshine Coast (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Sunshine Coast (R) 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 Sunshine Coast (R), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Couples without children
2021 count
40,971
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
40,971
27.9%
+0.2pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
6,127
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
6,127
4.2%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
5,070
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
5,070
3.4%
0.0pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
29,774
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
29,774
20.2%
+0.1pp
Lone person households
2021 count
30,061
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
30,061
20.4%
-0.1pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
4,974
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
4,974
3.4%
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
9,589
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
9,589
6.5%
-0.5pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
15,498
% of total
10.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
15,498
10.5%
+0.4pp
Group households
2021 count
5,021
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
5,021
3.4%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+6,640
+0.2pp
Young couples without children
+999
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+819
0.0pp
Older couples without children
+4,822
+0.1pp
Lone person households
+4,576
-0.1pp
Young lone persons
+671
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+907
-0.5pp
Older lone persons
+2,992
+0.4pp
Group households
+557
-0.2pp
Data table
Households without children for Sunshine Coast (R). 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 | 40,971 | 27.9% | 26.0% | 34,331 | 27.7% | 26.2% | +6,640 | +0.2pp |
| Young couples without children | 6,127 | 4.2% | 3.8% | 5,128 | 4.1% | 3.9% | +999 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 5,070 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4,251 | 3.4% | 3.3% | +819 | 0.0pp |
| Older couples without children | 29,774 | 20.2% | 18.9% | 24,952 | 20.1% | 18.9% | +4,822 | +0.1pp |
| Lone person households | 30,061 | 20.4% | 22.3% | 25,485 | 20.5% | 22.0% | +4,576 | -0.1pp |
| Young lone persons | 4,974 | 3.4% | 4.9% | 4,303 | 3.5% | 5.0% | +671 | -0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 9,589 | 6.5% | 7.4% | 8,682 | 7.0% | 7.8% | +907 | -0.5pp |
| Older lone persons | 15,498 | 10.5% | 9.9% | 12,506 | 10.1% | 9.2% | +2,992 | +0.4pp |
| Group households | 5,021 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4,464 | 3.6% | 3.7% | +557 | -0.2pp |
| Total households | 147,085 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 124,102 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +22,983 | 0.0pp |