2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darwin City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Darwin City
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households have risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011 in Darwin City. This shift means the area now has far more people living alone than the national figure. With just 2.0 people per home, it is one of the lowest for household size across the region.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Darwin City — lower than 93% of areas.
| Darwin City | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 0800, NT | 2.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 38.4% of people live alone, a figure far above the Northern Territory's 23.8%. This explains why the typical home is much smaller than those in the rest of Australia, where the national figure is 2.5 people per home.
38.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Darwin City splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is uncommon for single parents, who make up only 8.1% of households—well below the national figure of 14.1%. Instead, the majority of families are couples without children, who account for 52.3% of the total.
8.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darwin City, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 37%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Darwin City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011002/darwin-city/topic/family-households