4.9 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5
- 2016: 4.5
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lajamanu · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lajamanu
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly five people per home is far above the national figure, making Lajamanu an area of very large households. This high density is seen in the fact that 45.2% of homes house six or more people, which is among the highest for areas of this type.
4.9
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Lajamanu — higher than 99% of areas.
| Lajamanu | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes are much larger than average, with far fewer people living alone (14.8%) compared to the Northern Territory figure of 23.8%. This gap reflects a community where most residents live in multi-person households.
14.8% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lajamanu, the largest group is 6 or more at 45%, followed by 1 person (15%) and 2 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 30.0% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for this type of area, while couples with children form the largest group at 58.8%.
30.0% ▲ +77.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lajamanu, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 30%.
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 Lajamanu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70152/lajamanu/topic/family-households