2.2 ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Petermann - Simpson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Petermann - Simpson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all homes in Petermann - Simpson are occupied by just one person. This high proportion of single-person households means the area has a much lower typical household size than the rest of the territory.
2.2
▼ -18.5%
- 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 Petermann - Simpson — lower than 86% of areas.
| Petermann - Simpson | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 50% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above both the territory and national averages. Because so many people live by themselves, the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a drop from 2.7 in 2011.
49.8% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Petermann - Simpson, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 6 or more (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of families here are couples with children, while 31.3% are couples without. One-parent families make up 16% of the total, which is a little above the national figure.
16.0% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Petermann - Simpson, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Petermann - Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011050/petermann-simpson/topic/family-households