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 Eaglehawk Neck, accounting for 67.3% (144 households). This share was higher than Tasman (M) (67%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in older lone persons, which increased by 14 households and 5.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Eaglehawk Neck - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Eaglehawk Neck in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tasman (M) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Eaglehawk Neck, with comparison markers for Tasman (M).

Eaglehawk Neck
Tasman (M)

Couples without children

2021 count

76

% of total

35.5%

Change from 2016

-4.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

65

% of total

30.4%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

9

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

20

% of total

9.3%

Change from 2016

-6.7pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

35

% of total

16.4%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Group households

2021 count

3

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Total households without children

2021 count

144

% of total

67.3%

Change from 2016

-6.5pp

Data table

Households without children for Eaglehawk Neck. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).

Households without children for Eaglehawk Neck. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
Households without children for Eaglehawk Neck. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
Category20212016Change
Count%Tasman (M)%Count%Tasman (M)%Countpp
Couples without children7635.5%31.7%7439.6%33.5%+2-4.1pp
Lone person households6530.4%33.3%5730.5%30.2%+8-0.1pp
Young lone persons94.2%3.7%84.3%4.4%+1-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons209.3%12.6%3016.0%13.2%-10-6.7pp
Older lone persons3516.4%17.4%2111.2%13.0%+14+5.2pp
Group households31.4%1.9%73.7%2.3%-4-2.3pp
Total households without children14467.3%67.0%13873.8%66.0%+6-6.5pp
Total households214100.0%100.0%187100.0%100.0%+270.0pp