3.1 —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rest of NT · Capital City
Family & Households in Rest of NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people per home are found in the Rest of NT than in any other similar area. This region is defined by large households and a very high proportion of single-parent families, making it quite different from the national norm.
3.1
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of NT — higher than 99% of areas.
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While 24.6% of people live alone, about 14.2% of households are quite large with six or more residents.
24.6% —
Lower than 74% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Rest of NT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (25%), with 6 or more at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.9% of the total, which is among the highest proportions for any similar area and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This figure has risen slightly since 2016.
21.9% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rest of NT, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Rest of NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/family-households