Wanguri · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wanguri

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people typically live in each home in Wanguri, which is much higher than most similar areas. This makes for a crowded feel compared to the national figure of 2.5. The area is largely defined by families, with very few people living on their own.

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📍 Wanguri, Suburb / Locality

Where Wanguri sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wanguri — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wanguri3.0
0810, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the national rate of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household is larger than usual, with 31.2% of homes housing two people and 8.5% containing six or more.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.8% ▲ +6.1%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wanguri, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.9%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas but well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.

13.9% ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wanguri, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children 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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70280/wanguri/topic/family-households