Pine Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pine Creek

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.

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Where Pine Creek sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Pine Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pine Creek2.5
0847, NT 2.5
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.5% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.9%
  • 2016: 49.1%
  • 2021: 38.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pine Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 6 or more (12%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pine Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families 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 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