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, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Woorabinda (S), accounting for 38.8% (69 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (22.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 13 households and 2.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Woorabinda (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Woorabinda (S) 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 Woorabinda (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.

Woorabinda (S)
Regional Qld

Couples without children

2021 count

18

% of total

10.1%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Young couples without children

2021 count

2

% of total

1.1%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Middle-aged couples without children

2021 count

3

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Older couples without children

2021 count

13

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Lone person households

2021 count

69

% of total

38.8%

Change from 2016

+2.9pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

19

% of total

10.7%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

36

% of total

20.2%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

13

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

+3.5pp

Group households

2021 count

5

% of total

2.8%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Data table

Households without children for Woorabinda (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.

Households without children for Woorabinda (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
Households without children for Woorabinda (S). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional Qld%Count%Regional Qld%Countpp
Couples without children1810.1%26.0%1811.5%26.2%0-1.4pp
Young couples without children21.1%3.8%31.9%3.9%-1-0.8pp
Middle-aged couples without children31.7%3.2%31.9%3.3%0-0.2pp
Older couples without children137.3%18.9%127.7%18.9%+1-0.4pp
Lone person households6938.8%22.3%5635.9%22.0%+13+2.9pp
Young lone persons1910.7%4.9%1912.2%5.0%0-1.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons3620.2%7.4%3522.4%7.8%+1-2.2pp
Older lone persons137.3%9.9%63.8%9.2%+7+3.5pp
Group households52.8%3.5%42.6%3.7%+1+0.2pp
Total households178100.0%100.0%156100.0%100.0%+220.0pp