Middle Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Middle Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Middle Point has some of the largest households in the region, with 3.1 people living in the typical home. This is a family-focused area where the vast majority of households are couples, and single-parent families are completely absent.

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📍 Middle Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Middle Point sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Middle Point — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Middle Point3.1
0822, NT 3.8
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Middle Point are larger than most, with 3.1 people per household. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 2.8 and the national figure of 2.5.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Middle Point, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.2% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Middle Point, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Middle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70184/middle-point/topic/family-households