2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hale — higher than 50% of areas.
| Hale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hale, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 6 or more (18%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hale, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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