Brinkin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brinkin

How families and households are made up across the area.

A mix of small and large households defines daily life in Brinkin, where over a quarter of the population lives alone. This variety is seen in the home sizes, with the typical number of people per home sitting at 2.5.

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Where Brinkin sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Brinkin — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brinkin2.5
0810, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.9% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory figure. Two-person homes are the most common at 29.7%, while the typical home size is about the same as the national figure.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brinkin splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.0%. In contrast, one-parent families account for 10.2%, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.

10.2% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brinkin, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Brinkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70040/brinkin/topic/family-households