2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leanyer · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Leanyer
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 62.8% of families in Leanyer are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. Most homes here are larger than the national typical, with an average of 2.7 people per household.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Leanyer — higher than 71% of areas.
| Leanyer | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0812, NT | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Leanyer hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with a low proportion of people living alone, at 21.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
21.1% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Leanyer, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11% of the total, a figure that is well below both the national and Territory averages. The rest of the family landscape is dominated by couples, with 25.3% living without children.
11.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Leanyer, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70161/leanyer/topic/family-households