4.4 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2
- 2021: 4.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pukatja · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pukatja
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded living conditions are common in Pukatja, where the typical home holds 4.4 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where large family groups frequently share a single dwelling.
4.4
—
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pukatja — higher than 99% of areas.
| Pukatja | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 10.8%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. This helps explain the high density of homes, with 35.3% of households containing six or more people.
10.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pukatja, the largest group is 6 or more at 35%, followed by 2 people (16%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 33.7% of the community, a rate far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Almost half of all families are couples with children, at 48.1%.
33.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pukatja, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (34%) and Couples without children (13%).
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 Pukatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41222/pukatja/topic/family-households