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.
Nyirripi · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nyirripi — higher than 99% of areas.
| Nyirripi | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.2% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Nyirripi, the largest group is 6 or more at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 4 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Nyirripi, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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