Nyirripi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nyirripi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Four people per home is the norm in Nyirripi, a figure far above the national average. This is a place of large households and few people living alone, where more than half of all families include children.

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Where Nyirripi sits — Average household size

4.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Nyirripi — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nyirripi4.0
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 27.9% of households containing six or more people. Very few people live alone (8.2%), which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 23.8%.

4.0 ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 4.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.2% ▼ -42.6%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nyirripi, the largest group is 6 or more at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.9% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, accounting for 54.9% of households.

20.9% ▼ -24.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nyirripi, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Nyirripi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70215/nyirripi/topic/family-households