2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0837, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0837, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person living has jumped by 12 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 0837. While most homes contain a typical 2.5 people, there is a growing number of people living alone. This shift stands out as the area now has a much higher proportion of one-person households than most of the country.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 0837, NT — higher than 57% of areas.
| 0837, NT | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Litchfield | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.5% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.2%, though the typical number of people per home has dipped from 2.8 in 2011 to 2.5 today.
31.5% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0837, NT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most other similar places. This is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
19.4% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0837, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 0837, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0837/0837-nt/topic/family-households