Tindal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tindal

How families and households are made up across the area.

Tindal is among the areas with the largest households in the region, with 3.1 people living in the typical home. This is a family-focused community where very few people live on their own.

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Where Tindal sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -11.4%
  • 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 Tindal — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tindal3.1
0853, NT 3.1
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tindal holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 2.8. Only 9% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▼ -11.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.0% ▲ +128.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tindal, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 74.3% of families here. One-parent families are much lower than most areas at 3%, which is far below the Northern Territory's 17.5%.

3.0% ▲ +142.8%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tindal, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Tindal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70258/tindal/topic/family-households