5.0 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3
- 2016: 5.1
- 2021: 5.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Arnhem · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
Six or more people live in 45.9% of all homes in West Arnhem, making it an area of exceptionally large households. This is a place where few people live alone, and most residents share their homes with several other family members.
5.0
▼ -5.7%
- 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 West Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| West Arnhem | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With an average of 5.0 people per home, household sizes here are far above the Northern Territory figure of 2.8. Only 11.2% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
11.2% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Arnhem, the largest group is 6 or more at 46%, followed by 2 people (12%) and 5 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families, while one-parent families account for 20.7%. This last group is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion fell slightly since 2011.
20.7% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Arnhem, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031061/west-arnhem/topic/family-households