Mount Johns · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mount Johns

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Mount Johns than in the past, with 31.1% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift is part of a broader trend where the area has seen a drop in single-parent families, which now make up only 10% of the total.

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📍 Mount Johns, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Johns sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mount Johns — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Johns2.4
0874, NT 2.2
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

While the typical home has 2.4 people, a high proportion of residents live alone. At 31.1%, this is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures, and the number has risen slightly since 2011.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.5%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mount Johns splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 60.6%. In contrast, one-parent families make up 10% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure.

10.0% ▼ -28.4%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Johns, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Mount Johns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011049/mount-johns/topic/family-households