0820, NT · Postcode

Family & Households in 0820, NT

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in postcode 0820 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area generally mirrors national patterns, though it has a higher proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the Northern Territory.

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📍 0820, NT, Postcode

Where 0820, NT sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 0820, NT — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
0820, NT2.4
Darwin 2.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.9% of people live alone, which is well above the Northern Territory figure and has risen since 2011. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.9% ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 0820, NT, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the Northern Territory average and a little below the national average.

11.7% ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 0820, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 0820, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0820/0820-nt/topic/family-households