4.9 ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7
- 2016: 5.3
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in East Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost five people live in the typical home in East Arnhem, which is far above the national figure. This region is defined by very large households and a high number of single-parent families.
4.9
▼ -14.0%
- 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 East Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| East Arnhem | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are among the largest in the country, with 42.2% of households containing six or more people. This explains why only 3.5% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.
3.5% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In East Arnhem, the largest group is 6 or more at 42%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 2 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 42.2% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.2%.
42.2% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →East Arnhem splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and One-parent families (42%), with Couples without children at 9%.
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70086/east-arnhem/topic/family-households