2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gray
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent households shapes daily life in Gray, where 31.3% of families are led by one parent. This is far above the national figure and marks a significant increase since 2011. While many homes house families, there is also a strong presence of people living on their own.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Gray — lower than 64% of areas.
| Gray | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 0830, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.5% of residents in Gray live alone, which is well above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This has contributed to a slight drop in the typical household size, which now sits at 2.4 people.
32.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Gray splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, making up 31.3% of the total. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and represents a rise of 6.5 percentage points over the last decade.
31.3% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gray, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (31%) and Couples without children (20%).
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 Gray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041039/gray/topic/family-households