Berry Springs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berry Springs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.9% of families in Berry Springs, making it a primary hub for parents. The area is characterised by larger households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Berry Springs sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Berry Springs — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berry Springs2.8
0838, NT 2.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Berry Springs are usually larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people per home. Only 20.4% of people live alone, which is well below both the Territory and Australian averages.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -17.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Berry Springs, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the Northern Territory's 17.5% and Australia's 14.1%.

9.6% ▼ -27.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berry Springs, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Berry Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70030/berry-springs/topic/family-households