Humpty Doo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Humpty Doo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people typically share a home in Humpty Doo, which is much higher than most areas. This is a place where few people live alone, and the vast majority of households are family-based. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children.

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📍 Humpty Doo, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Humpty Doo sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +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 Humpty Doo — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Humpty Doo3.0
0836, NT 3.0
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why home sizes are larger here than in most areas, with the typical household holding 3.0 people.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Humpty Doo, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.3%. One-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below both the Territory and national figures.

11.1% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Humpty Doo, 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 Humpty Doo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031032/humpty-doo/topic/family-households