3.6 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Daly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Daly
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a defining feature of Daly, where house sizes are among the highest in the country. The typical home holds 3.6 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is largely shaped by large family groups and a high number of households with six or more people.
3.6
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Daly — higher than 99% of areas.
| Daly | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 24.3% of households containing six or more people. While the number of people living alone has fallen to 23.3% since 2011, the overall number of people per home has edged up.
23.3% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Daly splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (24%) and 1 person (23%), with 2 people at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common, with 65.7% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 19.9% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average.
19.9% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Daly, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031058/daly/topic/family-households