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 Unincorporated ACT, accounting for 24.4% (45,194 households). This share was similar to Australian Capital Territory (24.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 7,925 households and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Unincorporated ACT - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Unincorporated ACT in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Australian Capital Territory and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Unincorporated ACT, with comparison markers for Australian Capital Territory.
Couples without children
2021 count
45,194
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
45,194
24.4%
-0.1pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
8,302
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
8,302
4.5%
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
6,342
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
6,342
3.4%
-0.4pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
30,550
% of total
16.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
30,550
16.5%
+0.8pp
Lone person households
2021 count
43,338
% of total
23.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
43,338
23.4%
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
15,684
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
15,684
8.5%
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
13,016
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
13,016
7.0%
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
14,634
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
14,634
7.9%
+0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
7,850
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
7,850
4.2%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+7,839
-0.1pp
Young couples without children
+673
-0.5pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+606
-0.4pp
Older couples without children
+6,560
+0.8pp
Lone person households
+7,925
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
+3,019
+0.2pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+1,425
-0.6pp
Older lone persons
+3,486
+0.6pp
Group households
+912
-0.4pp
Data table
Households without children for Unincorporated ACT. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Australian Capital Territory.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Australian Capital Territory% | Count | % | Australian Capital Territory% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 45,194 | 24.4% | 24.4% | 37,355 | 24.5% | 24.5% | +7,839 | -0.1pp |
| Young couples without children | 8,302 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 7,629 | 5.0% | 5.0% | +673 | -0.5pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 6,342 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 5,736 | 3.8% | 3.8% | +606 | -0.4pp |
| Older couples without children | 30,550 | 16.5% | 16.5% | 23,990 | 15.7% | 15.7% | +6,560 | +0.8pp |
| Lone person households | 43,338 | 23.4% | 23.4% | 35,413 | 23.2% | 23.2% | +7,925 | +0.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 15,684 | 8.5% | 8.5% | 12,665 | 8.3% | 8.3% | +3,019 | +0.2pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 13,016 | 7.0% | 7.0% | 11,591 | 7.6% | 7.6% | +1,425 | -0.6pp |
| Older lone persons | 14,634 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 11,148 | 7.3% | 7.3% | +3,486 | +0.6pp |
| Group households | 7,850 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 6,938 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +912 | -0.4pp |
| Total households | 184,910 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 152,465 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +32,445 | 0.0pp |