2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leanyer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Leanyer
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 63% of families in Leanyer are couples with children, making it an area dominated by larger family units. This focus on family life is reflected in the low number of people living alone and a higher-than-usual number of people per home.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Leanyer — higher than 71% of areas.
| Leanyer | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0812, NT | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Leanyer hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Only 21.1% of residents live alone, a rate that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.1% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Leanyer, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11% of the local total, which is well below both the Northern Territory and national figures. This is consistent with the area's high proportion of couples with children, who make up 62.8% of families.
11.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Leanyer, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021020/leanyer/topic/family-households