Hale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all households in Hale consist of a single person, a figure far above both the Northern Territory and national levels. This creates a unique housing landscape where one-person homes are common, while family sizes vary widely from small couples to very large groups.

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📍 Hale, Suburb / Locality

Where Hale sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Hale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hale2.5
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 47.8% of people live alone, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 23.8%. While the typical home has 2.5 people, 17.4% of households are quite large with six or more residents.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Hale, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 6 or more (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.0% of the total, which is far below the Northern Territory rate of 17.5%. Most families here are couples, with 60.5% having children and 32.6% without.

7.0%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 58.1%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hale, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Hale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70121/hale/topic/family-households