2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Karama
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 22.9% of the population in Karama, a figure that is well above both the Territory and national averages. This is a place where households tend to be larger than usual, though the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Karama — higher than 86% of areas.
| Karama | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 0812, NT | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas. While the typical household size has edged down since 2011, those living alone now make up 22.3% of the area, a rate well below the national figure.
22.3% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Karama splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are among the highest at this level, sitting well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 58.2% of the total.
22.9% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karama, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021019/karama/topic/family-households