2.5 ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McArthur · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McArthur
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in McArthur are couples without children. This small community shows a high number of people living alone and a significant amount of single-parent households compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -19.4%
- 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 McArthur — higher than 50% of areas.
| McArthur | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.3% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes here hold two people, and the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the Australian average.
29.3% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McArthur, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.9% of the community, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
18.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McArthur, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (27%) and One-parent families (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 McArthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70180/mcarthur/topic/family-households