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 Collarenebri (part), accounting for 44.7% (118 households). This share was lower than Walgett (A) (46.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in total households without children, which decreased by 17 households and 6.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Collarenebri (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Collarenebri (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Walgett (A) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Collarenebri (part), with comparison markers for Walgett (A).

Collarenebri (part)
Walgett (A)

Couples without children

2021 count

54

% of total

20.5%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Lone person households

2021 count

57

% of total

21.6%

Change from 2016

-5.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

10

% of total

3.8%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

26

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

-3.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

25

% of total

9.5%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Group households

2021 count

7

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Total households without children

2021 count

118

% of total

44.7%

Change from 2016

-6.6pp

Data table

Households without children for Collarenebri (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Walgett (A).

Households without children for Collarenebri (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Walgett (A).
Households without children for Collarenebri (part). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Walgett (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Walgett (A)%Count%Walgett (A)%Countpp
Couples without children5420.5%18.4%5420.5%19.1%00.0pp
Lone person households5721.6%25.7%7127.0%29.6%-14-5.4pp
Young lone persons103.8%4.7%155.7%6.2%-5-1.9pp
Middle-aged lone persons269.8%9.2%3412.9%11.3%-8-3.1pp
Older lone persons259.5%11.9%238.7%12.1%+2+0.8pp
Group households72.7%2.6%103.8%2.8%-3-1.1pp
Total households without children11844.7%46.6%13551.3%51.6%-17-6.6pp
Total households264100.0%100.0%263100.0%100.0%+10.0pp