5.1 ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4
- 2016: 5.4
- 2021: 5.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Arnhem · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in East Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
A massive gap exists between East Arnhem and the rest of the country, with typical homes holding far more people than the national figure. The area is defined by large households, where nearly half contain six or more people. This stands in stark contrast to most of Australia, where smaller family units are more common.
5.1
▼ -5.6%
- 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 East Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| East Arnhem | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 5.1 people per home, East Arnhem has some of the highest household sizes in the region, far above the Northern Territory's 2.8. Only 11.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
11.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In East Arnhem, the largest group is 6 or more at 48%, followed by 2 people (12%) and 1 person (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 33.9% of the area, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is one of the highest proportions of single-parent families among similar areas, though the figure fell slightly since 2011.
33.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In East Arnhem, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 34%.
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702041063/east-arnhem/topic/family-households