Fly Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fly Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Fly Creek compared to most other areas. This is a place where homes are typically full, with nearly 60% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Fly Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Fly Creek sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Fly Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fly Creek2.7
0822, NT 3.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes have 2.7 people, which is higher than the usual count in most areas. Only 15% of people live by themselves, a figure that is far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fly Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples with children, who make up 58.1% of households. Only 8.1% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.

8.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fly Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Fly Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70102/fly-creek/topic/family-households