Nightcliff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nightcliff

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Nightcliff than in most similar areas. This makes the suburb feel less crowded, with a typical household of 2.4 people, which is slightly lower than the Northern Territory figure.

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📍 Nightcliff, Suburb / Locality

Where Nightcliff sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Nightcliff — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nightcliff2.4
0810, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.7% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the Territory and national averages. Two-person households are the most common at 32.1%.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.7% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nightcliff splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 56.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below the national and Territory figures.

11.1% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nightcliff, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70210/nightcliff/topic/family-households