2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0830, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0830, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are far more common in postcode 0830 than in the rest of Australia. This area has a strong family focus, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children. While most homes are larger than the national average, the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 0830, NT — higher than 79% of areas.
| 0830, NT | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Litchfield | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here have 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most areas. While 23.3% of people live alone—a figure that has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011—this is still a little below the national average.
23.3% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 0830, NT, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 20.8% of families, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures. This is among the highest rates for any similar area, and the proportion has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0830, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children 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 0830, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0830/0830-nt/topic/family-households