Anmatjere · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Anmatjere

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Anmatjere than in most of the country, with an average of 3.7 people per dwelling. This high number is driven by large family groups and a very low rate of people living alone compared to the rest of Australia.

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Where Anmatjere sits — Average household size

3.7 ▼ -17.8%
  • 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 Anmatjere — higher than 98% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Anmatjere3.7
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 23.5% of households containing six or more people. Only 15.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.7 ▼ -17.8%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5
  • 2016: 3.8
  • 2021: 3.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.3% ▲ +65.3%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Anmatjere splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 6 or more (22%), with 1 person at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 27.3% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Almost half of all families are couples with children, at 47.6%.

27.3% ▲ +13.7%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Anmatjere, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (20%).

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 Anmatjere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70013/anmatjere/topic/family-households