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Family & Households in Flynn

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Flynn, where households are notably larger than usual. The area is defined by big families and a total absence of people living alone, with an average of 3.5 people per home.

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📍 Flynn, Suburb / Locality

Where Flynn sits — Average household size

3.5 ▼ -18.6%
  • 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 Flynn — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flynn3.5
0875, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Flynn has a typical household size of 3.5 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where nearly half of homes house two people, and 10% hold six or more.

3.5 ▼ -18.6%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Flynn, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 29.6% of the area, a figure that is far above both the Northern Territory and national averages. This high proportion helps explain why the typical home in Flynn is so much larger than in other areas.

29.6% ▼ -24.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 29.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flynn, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples without children (26%).

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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70104/flynn/topic/family-households