2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Braitling · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Braitling
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Braitling include children, making it a key residential hub for parents. The area's household patterns are generally similar to those across the Northern Territory and the rest of Australia.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Braitling — higher than 57% of areas.
| Braitling | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 0870, NT | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people, and the typical household size is 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 24.2% of residents live alone, a rate slightly below the Australian average.
24.2% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Braitling, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.0% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, though it sits about the same as the Northern Territory average.
17.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Braitling, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Braitling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70039/braitling/topic/family-households