0852, NT · Postcode

Family & Households in 0852, NT

How families and households are made up across the area.

Four people per home is the usual for postcode 0852, a figure far above the national average of 2.5. This area has much larger households than most of the country, with a strong focus on family living.

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📍 0852, NT, Postcode

Where 0852, NT sits — Average household size

4.0 → 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 0852, NT — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
0852, NT4.0
Victoria Daly 3.5
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Large homes are common, with 30.5% of households holding six or more people. This helps explain why only 20.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure.

4.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.0
  • 2016: 3.9
  • 2021: 4.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▲ +6.6%

Lower than 78% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 0852, NT, the largest group is 6 or more at 31%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.4% of the total, a proportion that is far above the Australian average. This figure has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.

24.4% ▲ +17.9%

Higher than 97% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 0852, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 24%.

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 0852, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0852/0852-nt/topic/family-households