2.8 ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families live in Flying Fox, making it very different from most other areas. The community is built around family units, with nearly half of all households consisting of couples raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fox — higher than 76% of areas.
| Flying Fox | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.8 ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Flying Fox, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 6 or more is next at 38%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Families are primarily couples, with 45.0% having children and 40.0% without. This explains why there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the Northern Territory and national rates.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Flying Fox, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70103/flying-fox/topic/family-households