2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0886, NT · Postcode
Family & Households in 0886, NT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 0886 than in most other similar areas. This shift is part of a broader trend where households have become smaller, with the typical home now housing 2.3 people. While nearly half of families involve couples with children, there has been a significant rise in one-parent homes.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 0886, NT — lower than 71% of areas.
| 0886, NT | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| West Arnhem | 4.2 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 11 points since 2011. Consequently, the usual number of people per home has moved down to 2.3, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure of 2.8.
35.9% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →0886, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.6% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 9.8% of families were headed by a single parent.
19.6% ▲ +99.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 0886, NT, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 0886, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0886/0886-nt/topic/family-households