2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmerston City · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Palmerston City
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 41% of people in Palmerston City live alone, making it an area with a very high number of single-person households. This means the typical home is much smaller than in other parts of the Territory, with far fewer people sharing each dwelling.
2.0
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- 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 Palmerston City — lower than 86% of areas.
| Palmerston City | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 0830, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 41.5% of residents live alone, a figure far above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
41.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Palmerston City, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
While couples with children make up 59.3% of families, one-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas. At 18.6%, this group is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
18.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Palmerston City, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Palmerston City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70216/palmerston-city/topic/family-households