2.1 —
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Norfolk Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Norfolk Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few places have as many single-person homes as Norfolk Island, where 38.1% of households consist of one person. This high rate of solo living contributes to the island's small typical household size, which is lower than both the territory and national figures.
2.1
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- 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 Norfolk Island — lower than 93% of areas.
| Norfolk Island | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home on Norfolk Island holds 2.1 people, a figure that has edged down since 2016. This is much lower than the national figure of 2.5, with 38.1% of residents living alone—a rate far above the Australian average.
38.1% —
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 those without children account for 40.5%. One-parent families represent 12.6% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
12.6% —
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/90104/norfolk-island/topic/family-households