Ilparpa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ilparpa

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Ilparpa than in most similar areas. This is a small community where family types vary widely, with one-parent families being much more common here than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Ilparpa, Suburb / Locality

Where Ilparpa sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -18.8%
  • 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 Ilparpa — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ilparpa2.6
0873, NT 2.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.4% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure. The typical home has 2.6 people, which is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australia.

2.6 ▼ -18.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +84.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ilparpa splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24% of the community, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Over half of all families are couples with children.

24.0% ▲ +106.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ilparpa, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 24%.

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 Ilparpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70133/ilparpa/topic/family-households