4.9 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1
- 2016: 5.1
- 2021: 4.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thamarrurr · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Thamarrurr than in most other areas, with a typical household holding 4.9 people. This makes it one of the most crowded residential areas in the region, where large family groupings are the norm and living alone is virtually non-existent.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thamarrurr — higher than 99% of areas.
| Thamarrurr | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Almost no one lives alone here, with 0% of people in single-person households, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the area is among the most crowded, with 30.6% of homes housing six or more people.
4.9 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Thamarrurr, the largest group is 6 or more at 32%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 5 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common, making up 59.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 20.3%, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
20.3% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Thamarrurr, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70252/thamarrurr/topic/family-households