2.4 ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hugh · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hugh
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Hugh than in the rest of the Northern Territory, with 38.2% of households consisting of just one person. This high rate of single living stands out against both the territory and national figures, shaping a community where small households are common.
2.4
▼ -22.6%
- 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 Hugh — lower than 57% of areas.
| Hugh | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Hugh holds 2.4 people, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure of 2.8. While 38.2% of residents live alone, another 33.6% live in two-person homes.
38.2% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Hugh splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.9% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for this family type across similar areas.
37.9% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Hugh splits fairly evenly between One-parent families (38%) and Couples with children (34%), with Couples without children at 22%.
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 Hugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70130/hugh/topic/family-households