4.2 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2
- 2016: 4.2
- 2021: 4.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in West Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large, multi-generational homes are the norm in West Arnhem, where the typical household holds 4.2 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where very few people live on their own.
4.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 West Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| West Arnhem | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 33.9% of homes housing six or more people, West Arnhem has some of the largest households in the country. Only 18.3% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure.
18.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Arnhem, the largest group is 6 or more at 34%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 2 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here include children, with 61.9% being couples with kids. One-parent families make up 20.8% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
20.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Arnhem, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74660/west-arnhem/topic/family-households