4.4 ▲ +120.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 4.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gregory · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gregory
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are a defining feature of Gregory, where the typical home holds 4.4 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5 and among the highest rates for similar areas. These high numbers are driven by a strong presence of families with children.
4.4
▲ +120.0%
- 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 Gregory — higher than 99% of areas.
| Gregory | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than usual, with 35% of households containing six or more people. This explains why only 15% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the national average of 25.6%.
15.0% ▼ -62.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gregory, the largest group is 6 or more at 44%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are diverse, with one-parent families making up 27.9% of the total. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and is among the highest proportions for this kind of area.
27.9% ▲ +653.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gregory, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 28%.
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 Gregory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70113/gregory/topic/family-households