5.6 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9
- 2016: 5.6
- 2021: 5.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Arnhem
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in West Arnhem holds 5.6 people, which is far above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded areas in the country, with very few people living by themselves.
5.6
▲ +14.3%
- 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 West Arnhem — higher than 99% of areas.
| West Arnhem | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Large households are the norm here, with 58.1% of homes containing six or more people. This helps explain why only 8.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
8.6% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Arnhem, 6 or more is the majority at 58%; 4 people is next at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 75.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.
11.4% ▼ -49.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Arnhem, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 12%.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70284/west-arnhem/topic/family-households