4.9 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8
- 2016: 5.9
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Engawala · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Engawala
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Engawala holds nearly five people, a figure far above both the Northern Territory and national averages. This reflects a community where very large households are common, though a significant number of residents also live by themselves.
4.9
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Engawala — higher than 99% of areas.
| Engawala | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly half of all homes have six or more people, leading to a high average of 4.9 people per dwelling. Interestingly, 27.3% of households consist of just one person, which is higher than most other areas.
27.3% ▲ +136.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Engawala, the largest group is 6 or more at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 5 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 68.1%. Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, representing 22.2% of the total, which is well above the national figure.
22.2% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Engawala, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Engawala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70095/engawala/topic/family-households