3.5 ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Victoria River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Victoria River
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 0.0% of families in Victoria River are led by a single parent, which is far below the figures for both the NT and Australia. This area is defined by large households and a strong presence of couples raising children together.
3.5
▲ +34.6%
- 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 Victoria River — higher than 95% of areas.
| Victoria River | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Victoria River are crowded compared to most areas, with a typical household containing 3.5 people. This is well above the Northern Territory figure of 2.8 and the national average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →Victoria River splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 4 people (33%), with 6 or more at 33%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, who make up 82.1% of the group. This helps explain why there are no one-parent families recorded in the area, a result that is much lower than most other places.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Victoria River, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70273/victoria-river/topic/family-households