2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charles · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Charles
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live together in the homes of Charles than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.6 people, a significant number of households are small, with over a quarter of residents living on their own.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Charles — higher than 57% of areas.
| Charles | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 0870, NT | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.1% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 31.9%, while the usual number of people per home is 2.6.
27.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Charles splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.3% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average. This proportion has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
19.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Charles, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Charles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011045/charles/topic/family-households