3.8 ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2
- 2016: 4.0
- 2021: 3.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandover - Plenty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Sandover - Plenty
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Sandover - Plenty than in 2011, though homes remain very crowded. The area is known for large households, with a typical home holding 3.8 people, which is well above the national figure.
3.8
▼ -9.5%
- 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 Sandover - Plenty — higher than 99% of areas.
| Sandover - Plenty | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Crowding is common here, as 27.8% of homes hold six or more people. While 23.3% of residents now live alone—a 6.5 point rise since 2011—the typical household size of 3.8 people remains well above the Northern Territory average of 2.8.
23.3% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sandover - Plenty splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (28%) and 1 person (23%), with 2 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are very common in Sandover - Plenty, making up 30.8% of families. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen by 6.0 points since 2011.
30.8% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandover - Plenty, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 31%.
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 Sandover - Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011052/sandover-plenty/topic/family-households