3.5 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0
- 2016: 3.7
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kalkarindji · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kalkarindji
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live in each home in Kalkarindji than the national figure, with an average of 3.5 people per dwelling. This reflects a community where large households and a high number of one-parent families are common.
3.5
▼ -12.5%
- 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 Kalkarindji — higher than 95% of areas.
| Kalkarindji | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than most areas, well above the national typical of 2.5 people. However, 31% of households consist of just one person, which is much higher than most other areas.
31.0% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kalkarindji, the largest group is 1 person at 33%, followed by 6 or more (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.3% of the community, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Nearly 60% of families are couples with children.
32.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kalkarindji, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 32%.
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 Kalkarindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70141/kalkarindji/topic/family-households