5.6 ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3
- 2016: 5.4
- 2021: 5.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Galiwinku · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Galiwinku
How families and households are made up across the area.
Galiwinku has some of the largest households in the country, with a typical home holding 5.6 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, creating a community where very few people live on their own.
5.6
▲ +5.7%
- 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 Galiwinku — higher than 99% of areas.
| Galiwinku | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Huge households are the norm here, with 57% of homes housing six or more people. Only 9.4% of residents live alone, which is far below the Northern Territory rate of 23.8%.
9.4% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Galiwinku, 6 or more is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 31% of the community, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Most families consist of couples with children, who account for 59.6% of households.
31.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Galiwinku, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families 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 Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70106/galiwinku/topic/family-households