Maningrida · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maningrida

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded living conditions are common in Maningrida, where homes typically hold 5.2 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5 and reflects a community where very few people live alone.

Open map →
📍 Maningrida, Suburb / Locality

Where Maningrida sits — Average household size

5.2 ▼ -1.9%
  • 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 Maningrida — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maningrida5.2
0822, NT 3.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all homes (50.8%) house six or more people, which helps explain why the typical household size is far above the Northern Territory's 2.8. Only 10.2% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

5.2 ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3
  • 2016: 5.4
  • 2021: 5.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.2% ▼ -40.7%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Maningrida, 6 or more is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family groups are central to the area, with 64.9% being couples with children. One-parent families make up 21.2% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

21.2% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Maningrida, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; One-parent families is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Maningrida

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maningrida [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70172/maningrida/topic/family-households