Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Flying Fox

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.

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📍 Flying Fox, Suburb / Locality

Where Flying Fox sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -36.4%
  • 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 Flying Fox — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flying Fox2.8
0852, NT 4.0
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 4.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Flying Fox, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 6 or more is next at 38%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flying Fox, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 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