2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Katherine · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Katherine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Katherine are couples with children, making it a place where family life is central. The area has a high proportion of larger households compared to most other parts of the country, though the number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Katherine — higher than 86% of areas.
| Katherine | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Katherine house two people (32.5%), and the typical home has 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 23.7% of people live alone, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
23.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Katherine, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.4%. This last figure is higher than most areas and sits a little above the national average.
16.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Katherine, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72200/katherine/topic/family-households