2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0812, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0812, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live in larger households in postcode 0812 than in most other Australian areas. This region is characterized by a high proportion of families with children and a very low rate of people living alone. Most homes here are shared, with the typical household containing nearly three people.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 0812, NT — higher than 86% of areas.
| 0812, NT | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Darwin | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas and slightly larger than the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.2% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.2% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 0812, NT, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. Overall, couples with children are the most common family type, accounting for 58.5% of the total.
18.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0812, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children 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 0812, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0812/0812-nt/topic/family-households