Thamarrurr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Thamarrurr

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people crowd into each home in Thamarrurr than is typical across the country. It is a place where large households are the norm, with 4.8 people living in the usual home, compared to a national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Thamarrurr, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Thamarrurr sits — Average household size

4.8 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Thamarrurr — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thamarrurr4.8
0822, NT 3.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Huge households are common here, with 40.2% of homes containing six or more people. This helps explain why only 11.3% of people live alone, a figure far below both the Territory and national averages.

4.8 ▼ -4.0%

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

  • 2011: 5.0
  • 2016: 5.3
  • 2021: 4.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.3% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Thamarrurr, the largest group is 6 or more at 39%, followed by 2 people (15%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, making up 63.6% of the total. One-parent families are also very common at 24.6%, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.

24.6% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thamarrurr, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031059/thamarrurr/topic/family-households