2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Alawa
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Alawa are couples with children. This focus on family life is reflected in the high number of people living in each home, which is much higher than most other areas. It is a place where large households are the norm, and few people live on their own.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Alawa — higher than 79% of areas.
| Alawa | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Alawa holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 17.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
17.4% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alawa, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 56.8%. One-parent families account for 16.6%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
16.6% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alawa, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021010/alawa/topic/family-households