2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bakewell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bakewell
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 20.9% of households in Bakewell, a figure well above the national average. While the area is largely made up of couples with children, it has a notably high proportion of single-parent homes compared to most other areas. This mix creates a diverse range of household sizes across the suburb.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Bakewell — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bakewell | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0832, NT | 2.9 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bakewell holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Around 26.1% of residents live alone, a rate slightly higher than the Northern Territory average.
26.1% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bakewell splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 58.7%. However, the share of one-parent families is much higher than in most areas, sitting 6.7 percentage points above the national average.
20.9% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bakewell, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Bakewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70022/bakewell/topic/family-households