2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kilgariff · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life is central to Kilgariff, where a huge 71.3% of families consist of couples with children. This creates a community focused on raising kids, with households that are generally larger than those in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kilgariff — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kilgariff | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 0873, NT | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Most homes in Kilgariff house between two and four people, with a typical 2.6 people per dwelling. This is about the same as the national figure, while the 21.6% of people living alone is well below the Australian average.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Kilgariff splits fairly evenly between 3 people (26%) and 2 people (25%), with 1 person at 23%.
Family types and one-parent families.
The area has a very low rate of one-parent families at 6.7%, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%. This contributes to the high proportion of couples with children living together.
6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kilgariff, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kilgariff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70147/kilgariff/topic/family-households