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Irrunytju · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Irrunytju

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of families in Irrunytju are headed by one parent, a figure far above the national average. This community is characterised by large households and very few people living alone, reflecting a strong pattern of multi-generational or shared living.

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📍 Irrunytju, Suburb / Locality

Where Irrunytju sits — Average household size

3.8 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Irrunytju — higher than 99% of areas.

Irrunytju3.8
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with a typical 3.8 people per dwelling. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.5, and only 9.7% of residents live alone, which is far below the national average.

Household size

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Irrunytju splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (23%), with 4 people at 20%.

2 people 25.8% 6 or more 25.8% 4 people 22.6% 5 people 19.4% 1 person 9.7% 3 people 9.7%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 40.2% of the community, which is far above the Western Australian rate of 13.5%. Couples with children account for a further 33.3% of family types.

Family composition

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In Irrunytju, the largest group is One-parent families at 41%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and Couples without children (26%).

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 Irrunytju [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50673/irrunytju/topic/family-households