Yuendumu - Anmatjere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Yuendumu - Anmatjere

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Yuendumu - Anmatjere are couples with children, making it a place where family units are the norm. Households here are much larger than the national average, with many homes fitting in six or more people.

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📍 Yuendumu - Anmatjere, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Yuendumu - Anmatjere sits — Average household size

3.9 ▼ -4.9%
  • 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 Yuendumu - Anmatjere — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yuendumu - Anmatjere3.9
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 3.9, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This high density helps explain why only 19.7% of people live alone, a rate well below both the Territory and Australia.

3.9 ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.1
  • 2016: 4.3
  • 2021: 3.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.7% ▲ +20.9%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yuendumu - Anmatjere, the largest group is 6 or more at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 2 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28.2% of the total, a figure far above the national average. This proportion has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

28.2% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yuendumu - Anmatjere, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families 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 Yuendumu - Anmatjere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011054/yuendumu-anmatjere/topic/family-households