2.7 ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kakadu · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kakadu
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high share of one-parent families defines the domestic life of Kakadu, where 25.7% of families fit this description. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as having one of the highest proportions of single-parent homes in the region.
2.7
▼ -15.6%
- 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 Kakadu — higher than 71% of areas.
| Kakadu | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Kakadu typically hold 2.7 people, which is about the same as the rest of the country. However, 28.2% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the Northern Territory average.
28.2% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kakadu, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.7% of the total, which is far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common group at 41.7%, while couples without children account for 31.6%.
25.7% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kakadu, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Kakadu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70140/kakadu/topic/family-households