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.
Brinkin · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brinkin — higher than 50% of areas.
| Brinkin | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Brinkin splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brinkin, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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