0834, NT · Postcode

Family & Households in 0834, NT

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in postcode 0834 compared to the rest of the country. This area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of families, with the typical home holding nearly three people.

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📍 0834, NT, Postcode

Where 0834, NT sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 0834, NT — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
0834, NT2.9
Litchfield 2.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in postcode 0834 are slightly more crowded than the national figure, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. Only 17.5% of households consist of one person, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5%

Lower than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 0834, NT, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 59.6%. Single-parent families account for 10.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and national averages.

10.7%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 0834, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 0834, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0834/0834-nt/topic/family-households