4.8 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3
- 2016: 5.2
- 2021: 4.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in East Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly five people per home in East Arnhem marks a massive gap compared to the rest of the country. This area is defined by very large households, with over 42% of homes housing six or more people.
4.8
▼ -9.4%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is East Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| East Arnhem | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home is much larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. Very few residents live alone, at just 11.3%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In East Arnhem, the largest group is 6 or more at 42%, followed by 2 people (12%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 31.8% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.9%.
31.8% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In East Arnhem, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/topic/family-households