3.3 —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Manton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Manton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households have become more common in Manton, where an average of 3.3 people now live in each home. This figure is well above the national average of 2.5 and among the highest for similar areas, reflecting a shift towards bigger living arrangements since 2011.
3.3
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- 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 Manton — higher than 91% of areas.
| Manton | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 0837, NT | 2.5 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 38.1% of households containing four people and 19% holding five or more. While 23.8% of people live alone, this is a little below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
23.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Manton, the largest group is 4 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.8% of the total, which is far above the Australian rate of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for its level, while couples with children account for 45.1% of families.
26.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Manton, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (19%).
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 Manton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70173/manton/topic/family-households