2.1 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Norfolk Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Norfolk Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 38% of people live alone in Norfolk Island, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than in most other areas.
2.1
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- 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 Norfolk Island — lower than 89% of areas.
| Norfolk Island | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2899, OT | 2.1 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes on the island are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per dwelling. The number of people living alone has risen since 2016 and is now well above the average for other territories.
38.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Norfolk Island splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.9% of families, while 40.5% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.6%, a figure that is about the same as the average for other territories.
12.6% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Norfolk Island, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Norfolk Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901041004/norfolk-island/topic/family-households