5.7 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2
- 2016: 5.2
- 2021: 5.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ampilatwatja · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ampilatwatja
How families and households are made up across the area.
Among the highest in the region for household size, Ampilatwatja is a place where large, multi-person homes are the norm. A typical home here holds 5.7 people, which is far above the national figure of 2.5.
5.7
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Ampilatwatja — higher than 99% of areas.
| Ampilatwatja | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Crowded living is common, with 64.8% of homes holding six or more people. This helps explain why only 5.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
5.6% ▼ -67.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, 6 or more is the majority at 65%; 2 people is next at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.1% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.6%.
37.1% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 37%.
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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70009/ampilatwatja/topic/family-households