Kilgariff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kilgariff

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.

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📍 Kilgariff, Suburb / Locality

Where Kilgariff sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Kilgariff — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kilgariff2.6
0873, NT 2.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kilgariff splits fairly evenly between 3 people (26%) and 2 people (25%), with 1 person at 23%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kilgariff, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Kilgariff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70147/kilgariff/topic/family-households