2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alawa · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Alawa
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Alawa than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.8 people per dwelling. This community is defined by larger households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of Australia.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Alawa — higher than 76% of areas.
| Alawa | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 17.4% of residents live alone, a rate well below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
17.4% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alawa, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of all families (56.8%) are couples with children. One-parent families make up 16.6% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
16.6% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alawa, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70003/alawa/topic/family-households