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 Nubeena, accounting for 60.4% (163 households). This share was lower than Tasman (M) (67%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which increased by 32 households, while its share fell by 2.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Nubeena - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Nubeena 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 Nubeena, with comparison markers for Tasman (M).

Nubeena
Tasman (M)

Couples without children

2021 count

65

% of total

24.1%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Lone person households

2021 count

93

% of total

34.4%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

14

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

34

% of total

12.6%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

52

% of total

19.3%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Group households

2021 count

5

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

163

% of total

60.4%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Data table

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

Households without children for Nubeena. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
Households without children for Nubeena. 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 children6524.1%31.7%5727.3%33.5%+8-3.2pp
Lone person households9334.4%33.3%7033.5%30.2%+23+0.9pp
Young lone persons145.2%3.7%115.3%4.4%+3-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons3412.6%12.6%2210.5%13.2%+12+2.1pp
Older lone persons5219.3%17.4%3416.3%13.0%+18+3.0pp
Group households51.9%1.9%41.9%2.3%+10.0pp
Total households without children16360.4%67.0%13162.7%66.0%+32-2.3pp
Total households270100.0%100.0%209100.0%100.0%+610.0pp