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.
Weddell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Weddell
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Weddell since 2011, with this group now making up 24.6% of households. While the area has a high proportion of families with children, the overall number of people living in each home has edged down slightly over the last decade.
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 Weddell — higher than 71% of areas.
| Weddell | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Weddell holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.6% of all homes.
24.6% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Weddell, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.7%, while one-parent families account for 12.0%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the Northern Territory figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Weddell, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031035/weddell/topic/family-households