5.4 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8
- 2016: 5.2
- 2021: 5.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Beswick
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live in each home in Beswick than in the rest of the country, with a typical household holding 5.4 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, creating a residential landscape where large, multi-person homes are the norm.
5.4
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Beswick — higher than 99% of areas.
| Beswick | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over half of all households here hold six or more people, which helps explain why the number of people living alone is far below the Northern Territory figure. Only 13.6% of residents live by themselves, much lower than most other areas.
13.6% ▲ +145.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beswick, 6 or more is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 25.4% of the community, which is well above the territory average. Most families are couples with children, who account for 57.8% of the total.
25.4% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beswick, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
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 Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/family-households