2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmerston · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Palmerston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Palmerston compared to most of the country. This area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Palmerston — higher than 87% of areas.
| Palmerston | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011. Only 20.7% of people live alone, a figure well below both the Territory and national averages.
20.7% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Palmerston, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.8% of families. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 17.6% of the total, which is well above the Australian average.
17.6% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Palmerston, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72800/palmerston/topic/family-households