2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darwin River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Darwin River
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the household mix in Darwin River over the last decade. This sparsely populated area now sees over 32% of homes occupied by a single person, which is well above the national figure.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Darwin River — lower than 57% of areas.
| Darwin River | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 0841, NT | 2.4 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, 32.5% of households consist of just one person, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
32.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Darwin River splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.6%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the Northern Territory average.
11.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darwin River, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Darwin River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70074/darwin-river/topic/family-households