2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bees Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bees Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical Bees Creek home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This area is dominated by families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▲ +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 Bees Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
| Bees Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.7% of households are people living alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are larger, with 31.2% holding two people and 21.3% holding four.
16.7% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bees Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.5%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Northern Territory average of 17.5%.
13.5% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bees Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 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 Bees Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70026/bees-creek/topic/family-households