Bellamack · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bellamack

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer people living alone have shaped the recent growth of Bellamack. The area is now dominated by family units, with 66.1% of households consisting of couples with children. This has led to a typical home size that is larger than the national figure.

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📍 Bellamack, Suburb / Locality

Where Bellamack sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Bellamack — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bellamack2.9
0832, NT 2.9
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Bellamack has much higher occupancy than most areas. This is consistent with only 17.8% of people living alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bellamack, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 66.1%. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

15.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bellamack, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Bellamack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70027/bellamack/topic/family-households