3.5 —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Victoria Daly · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Victoria Daly from the national average in the proportion of one-parent families. This area is defined by large households and a high number of children, with the typical home holding 3.5 people.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Victoria Daly — higher than 97% of areas.
| Victoria Daly | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. This has edged up since 2016, with 21.7% of households now housing six or more people.
3.5 —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.7% —
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Victoria Daly, the largest group is 1 person at 27%, followed by 6 or more (22%) and 2 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.2% of the total, a figure that is far above the Australian average and has risen 6.7 points since 2016. Most other families are couples with children, who account for 58.7% of the total.
27.2% —
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Victoria Daly, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Victoria Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74550/victoria-daly/topic/family-households