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.
Malak · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Malak
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Malak, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This high number is partly driven by a very high rate of one-parent families.
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 Malak — higher than 76% of areas.
| Malak | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0812, NT | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.8, which is much higher than most areas. While 24.2% of residents live alone—about the same as the Territory average—the most common household size is two people at 29.1%.
24.2% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Malak splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (24%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.7% of the community, a figure that is far above the Australian average. This is among the highest rates for this type of area, while couples with children form the largest group at 53.5%.
25.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Malak, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
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 Malak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70169/malak/topic/family-households