3.0 ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmerston - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Palmerston - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the typical household size in Palmerston - South, which is much higher than most other areas. This reflects a strong presence of families, as almost 70% of the area's families are couples with children.
3.0
▼ -14.3%
- 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 Palmerston - South — higher than 89% of areas.
| Palmerston - South | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 0832, NT | 2.9 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.4% of people live alone, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%. While this has risen slightly since 2016, homes here remain larger than usual, though the typical number of people per home has fallen from 3.5 in 2011 to 3.0.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Palmerston - South, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 69.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5% and lower than most other areas.
11.8% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Palmerston - South, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Palmerston - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041042/palmerston-south/topic/family-households