2.8 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burt Plain · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Burt Plain
How families and households are made up across the area.
Burt Plain stands out among similar areas for its unusual mix of household types. While many homes are large, there is also a very high number of people living on their own. This creates a diverse living landscape where 42.9% of households consist of just one person.
2.8
▲ +16.7%
- 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 Burt Plain — higher than 76% of areas.
| Burt Plain | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Despite this, 42.9% of people live alone, a rate far above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
42.9% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burt Plain, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 6 or more (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 57.6% of the area. One-parent families are particularly common at 21.2%, which is well above the figures for the rest of the territory and the nation.
21.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burt Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 Burt Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70045/burt-plain/topic/family-households