4.2 ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4
- 2016: 4.2
- 2021: 4.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Tanami
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than four people per home is common in Tanami, making it an area with some of the largest households in the region. This reflects a community where large family groups are typical and living alone is far less common than in the rest of the country.
4.2
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Tanami — higher than 99% of areas.
| Tanami | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Large homes are the norm here, with 34.8% of households containing six or more people. This helps explain why the typical home has 4.2 people, a figure far above the national average of 2.5.
20.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tanami, the largest group is 6 or more at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 2 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.1% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While couples with children are the most common family type at 57.1%, the proportion of single-parent homes remains among the highest for similar areas.
27.1% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tanami, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 27%.
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 Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/family-households