Shoal Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Shoal Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just one person typically lives in each home in Shoal Bay, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes the area stand out significantly compared to the rest of the Northern Territory and Australia.

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📍 Shoal Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Shoal Bay sits — Average household size

1.0 ▼ -56.5%
  • 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 Shoal Bay — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Shoal Bay1.0
0830, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.0 person per home, Shoal Bay has among the lowest household sizes of any similar area. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 2.8 and the Australian average of 2.5.

1.0 ▼ -56.5%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

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 Shoal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70240/shoal-bay/topic/family-households