3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Northern Territory - Outback
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant gap exists between the Northern Territory - Outback and the rest of the country, especially regarding family structures. This region has a very high proportion of one-parent families and larger-than-average households. Most homes here are bustling, with a typical size of 3.1 people per dwelling.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Territory - Outback — higher than 99% of areas.
| Northern Territory - Outback | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 3.1 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in the Outback are larger than most, with 3.1 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While 26.2% of households have two people, a notable 14.2% contain six or more residents.
24.6% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Northern Territory - Outback splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (25%), with 6 or more at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.9% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions seen at this level and has risen slightly since 2011.
21.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northern Territory - Outback, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/family-households