West Daly · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in West Daly

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly five people per home is typical for West Daly, far exceeding both the Territory and national figures. This is a place of large, crowded households where very few people live alone. Most homes are headed by couples with children.

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📍 West Daly, Council (LGA)

Where West Daly sits — Average household size

4.9 —
  • 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 Daly — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
West Daly4.9
Rest of NT 3.1
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 4.9 people per home, household sizes are among the highest in the region, though this has edged down from 5.3 in 2016. Only 10.8% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

4.9 —

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 5.3
  • 2021: 4.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.8% —

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In West Daly, the largest group is 6 or more at 42%, followed by 2 people (14%) and 5 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family sizes are often large, with 67.8% of families being couples with children. One-parent families make up 21.9% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

21.9% —

Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In West Daly, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; One-parent families is next at 22%.

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 Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74680/west-daly/topic/family-households