3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hughes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Hughes have grown since 2011, creating a community where large homes are now the norm. It is a place where almost no one lives alone, with 3.1 people typically sharing a home.
3.1
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- 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 Hughes — higher than 88% of areas.
| Hughes | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 0837, NT | 2.5 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 3.1 people per house. This is a stark contrast to the rest of Australia, as 0% of people in Hughes live alone.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hughes, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 5 people (30%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 55.6% of households consisting of couples with children. One-parent families make up 20.4% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
20.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hughes, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70131/hughes/topic/family-households