2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pine Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people live alone in Pine Creek, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person homes shapes the local landscape, even though the typical home size remains similar to the rest of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pine Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
| Pine Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0847, NT | 2.5 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One-person homes are very common here, making up 38.5% of all households. While 28.6% of homes house two people, the overall number of residents per home is 2.5, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Pine Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 6 or more (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.8% of the local total, which is well above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. Most families are couples with children, accounting for 60.9% of the group.
20.8% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pine Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70224/pine-creek/topic/family-households