3.1 ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0853, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0853, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three quarters of families in postcode 0853 are couples with children. This area is defined by larger households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
3.1
▼ -11.4%
- 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 0853, NT — higher than 96% of areas.
| 0853, NT | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Katherine | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home, though this is down from 3.5 in 2011. Only 9% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.
9.0% ▲ +173.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 0853, NT, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples, as one-parent families make up only 3.0% of the total. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
3.0% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0853, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 0853, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0853/0853-nt/topic/family-households