2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0885, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0885, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in postcode 0885 compared to the rest of the territory. This area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 76.3% of all families. While households are generally larger than the national figure, the overall family structure has remained steady over the last decade.
2.8
→ 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 0885, NT — higher than 86% of areas.
| 0885, NT | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated NT | 2.4 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than across Australia, with 2.8 people per dwelling. While this has barely changed since 2011, the number of people living alone has risen by 8.5 points to reach 25.5%.
25.5% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0885, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 person (25%) and 2 people (25%), with 4 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Only 4.5% of families are led by one parent, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%. The vast majority of families are couples with children, representing 76.3% of the total.
4.5% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0885, NT, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 0885, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/topic/family-households