2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0870, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0870, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are much more common in postcode 0870 than in most similar areas. While the area mirrors the Northern Territory's family patterns, it has a far higher rate of single parents than the national figure. Most homes here house two or more people, reflecting a steady household size over the last decade.
2.6
→ 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 0870, NT — higher than 71% of areas.
| 0870, NT | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.6% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011. The typical home holds 2.6 people, a figure that has barely changed over the last ten years.
26.6% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0870, NT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.4% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 56.6% of the total.
17.4% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0870, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children 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 0870, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0870/0870-nt/topic/family-households