Connellan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Connellan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Connellan have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is now marked by a low number of single-person households. Most homes here are larger than the national average, with a strong presence of couples raising children.

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📍 Connellan, Suburb / Locality

Where Connellan sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -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 Connellan — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Connellan2.7
0873, NT 2.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone in Connellan, at just 17.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes contain two people (36.1%) or more, leading to a typical household size of 2.7 people.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6% ▼ -16.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Connellan, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 56.8%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common at 8.0%, a figure well below both the territory and national averages.

8.0% ▼ -35.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Connellan, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Connellan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70061/connellan/topic/family-households