| Indicator | Q2 11 | Q2 12 | Q2 13 | Q2 14 | Q2 15 | Q2 16 | Q2 17 | Change Q2 16 to Q2 17 |
| Proportion of persons aged 0-17 living in jobless households | 20.1% | 20.1% | 18.0% | 16.2% | 14.9% | 13.3% | 12.0% | - 1.3 percentage points |
| Proportion of persons aged 18-59 living in jobless households | 15.2% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 13.7% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 10.5% | - 1.3 percentage points |
| Proportion of all persons aged 0-59 living in jobless households | 16.7% | 17.2% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 12.3% | 11.0% | - 1.3 percentage points |
The proportion of persons aged 0-59 living in jobless households in the second quarter of 2017 was 11.0%. This compares with 12.3% in the second quarter of 2016. The proportion of persons aged 18-59 living in jobless households in Q2 2017 was 10.5% compared with 11.8% in Q2 2016. The proportion of persons aged 0-17 living in jobless households in Q2 2017 was 12.0% compared with 13.3% in Q2 2016.
In Q2 2017, the Mid-East region had the lowest proportion of persons aged 0-59 living in jobless households (8.4%), while the Midland region had the highest proportion (14.3%). In Q2 2011 the Mid-East region again had the lowest proportion of persons aged 0-59 living in jobless households (13.9%) while the South-East region had the highest proportion (21.2%). See Table 1.
Household Composition
One and two person households together accounted for more than half (52.8%) of all the households in the State in Q2 2017, while 13% of households contained five or more persons. See Tables 2 and 3.
The proportion of households in the State that did not contain a person aged less than 18 in Q2 2017 was 63.0%. The Mid-East region had the lowest proportion of households without a person aged less than 18 at 55.4%, while the West region had the highest proportion of households without a person aged less than 18 at 65.1%. See Tables 4 and 5.
