3.0 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Barkly · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Barkly
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher proportion of one-parent families live in Barkly compared to the rest of the country. This region sees 26.6% of families headed by a single parent, which is far above the national figure. While homes remain larger than the Australian average, there has also been a rise in people living alone.
3.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Barkly — higher than 93% of areas.
| Barkly | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Barkly holds 3.0 people, though this is down from 3.3 in 2011. Interestingly, 30.3% of residents now live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
30.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Barkly, the largest group is 1 person at 30%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 6 or more (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, making up 26.6% of all families, which is well above the Northern Territory average. This is one of the highest rates for the area, while couples with children account for 53.9% of families.
26.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Barkly, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 27%.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70202/barkly/topic/family-households