2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darwin Suburbs · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Darwin Suburbs
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Darwin Suburbs are couples with children. This makes it a strong hub for family life, where homes are generally larger and more crowded than in most other parts of the country.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Darwin Suburbs — higher than 79% of areas.
| Darwin Suburbs | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with a low rate of people living alone, at 22.3%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darwin Suburbs, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average. This proportion has stayed steady since 2011.
15.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darwin Suburbs, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Darwin Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70102/darwin-suburbs/topic/family-households