3.7 ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0
- 2016: 3.9
- 2021: 3.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Barkly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Barkly
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in Barkly than they were in 2011. The area is still known for very large households, with a typical home holding 3.7 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.
3.7
▼ -7.5%
- 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 Barkly — higher than 99% of areas.
| Barkly | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 0862, NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Large homes are common here, with 22.9% of households containing six or more people. Only 19.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average despite rising slightly since 2011.
19.6% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Barkly splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (23%) and 2 people (22%), with 1 person at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.3% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion is among the highest for similar areas and has risen since 2011.
25.3% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Barkly, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702021055/barkly/topic/family-households