4.9 —
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.3
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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.
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.
| West Daly | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 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%.
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
View on map →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
View on map →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