Gunyangara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gunyangara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over four people typically live in each home in Gunyangara, which is far above the national figure. This makes it an area of very large households where few people live on their own. These larger homes often support families with children.

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📍 Gunyangara, Suburb / Locality

Where Gunyangara sits — Average household size

4.3 ▲ +7.5%
  • 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 Gunyangara — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gunyangara4.3
0880, NT 3.3
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 4.3 people, which is well above the Northern Territory average. Very few people live alone here at 16%, and about 32% of households are large groups of six or more people.

4.3 ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0
  • 2016: 4.7
  • 2021: 4.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▲ +36.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gunyangara, the largest group is 6 or more at 29%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 41.7% of the total, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Nearly 45% of families are couples with children.

41.7% ▲ +20.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.6%
  • 2016: 39.9%
  • 2021: 41.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gunyangara splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and One-parent families (41%), with Couples without children at 13%.

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 Gunyangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70118/gunyangara/topic/family-households