2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0841, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0841, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in postcode 0841, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a broader trend in the area where single-person households are becoming more common. While most homes still house multiple people, the typical household size has edged down over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 0841, NT — lower than 57% of areas.
| 0841, NT | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Litchfield | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One in three people live alone, which is much higher than most other areas. This rise in single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is now 2.4 people, slightly lower than the Northern Territory figure of 2.8.
32.5% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0841, NT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for 11.6% of households, which is well below the Northern Territory average of 17.5%.
11.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0841, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 0841, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0841/0841-nt/topic/family-households