4.9 ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2
- 2016: 5.8
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gapuwiyak · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gapuwiyak
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly five people live in the typical home in Gapuwiyak, making it one of the most crowded areas for housing. This high density is seen in the large number of multi-person households and a very low number of people living by themselves.
4.9
▼ -21.0%
- 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 Gapuwiyak — higher than 99% of areas.
| Gapuwiyak | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 0880, NT | 3.3 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 4.9 people per home, Gapuwiyak is far above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 43.8% of households contain six or more people, while only 10.7% of residents live alone, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.
10.7% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gapuwiyak, the largest group is 6 or more at 45%, followed by 3 people (14%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents head 32.5% of families here, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Over half of all families are couples with children, making up 54.7% of the total.
32.5% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gapuwiyak, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 32%.
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 Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70107/gapuwiyak/topic/family-households