Imanpa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Imanpa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Imanpa than in the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area has very large households, with 4.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This trend is seen in the high number of large families and very few people living alone.

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📍 Imanpa, Suburb / Locality

Where Imanpa sits — Average household size

4.0 ▼ -29.8%
  • 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 Imanpa — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Imanpa4.0
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes are much larger than most, with nearly 30% containing six or more people. Only 14.8% of residents live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

4.0 ▼ -29.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7
  • 2016: 5.2
  • 2021: 4.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▲ +13.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Imanpa, the largest group is 6 or more at 42%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 5 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures in Imanpa differ sharply from the rest of the country, as 65% of families are couples with children. One-parent families make up 28.2% of the total, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%.

28.2% ▲ +5.9%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Imanpa, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 27%.

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 Imanpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70134/imanpa/topic/family-households