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.
Nhulunbuy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Nhulunbuy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 75% of families in Nhulunbuy are couples with children, making it a place dominated by family units. This strong focus on family life is reflected in larger-than-average households and a much lower rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
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 Nhulunbuy — higher than 76% of areas.
| Nhulunbuy | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0880, NT | 3.3 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Nhulunbuy are typically larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.5, while 22% of residents live alone, which is well below the national rate.
22.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Nhulunbuy splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (22%), with 1 person at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 7.6% of the total, a figure well below both the Northern Territory and national rates. The vast majority of families are couples with children, who account for 74.6% of the local total.
7.6% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nhulunbuy, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70208/nhulunbuy/topic/family-households