2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Katherine East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Katherine East
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than the national average marks the home life of Katherine East. This area is defined by larger living arrangements, with 2.8 people typically sharing a home, which is higher than the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Katherine East — higher than 76% of areas.
| Katherine East | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0850, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure, while 22.1% of households are people living alone, which is well below the Australian average.
22.1% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Katherine East, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.9% of the community, a figure well above both the Territory and national averages. This sits alongside a majority of families being couples with children, who account for 57% of the total.
20.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Katherine East, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Katherine East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70145/katherine-east/topic/family-households