2.6 —
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0873, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0873, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-parent households have risen to 20.8% in postcode 0873, reflecting a growing trend since 2016. This shift is part of a family landscape where over half of all families include children, while the overall number of people living in each home has remained steady.
2.6
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- 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 0873, NT — higher than 71% of areas.
| 0873, NT | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is similar to the national figure. While 27.5% of people live alone—a figure slightly above the Australian average—this has fallen since 2016.
27.5% —
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0873, NT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in the rest of the country, making up 20.8% of all families. This is well above the Northern Territory figure and marks a rise of 3.6 percentage points since 2016.
20.8% —
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0873, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 0873, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0873/0873-nt/topic/family-households