2.6 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
White Gums · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in White Gums
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of solo living than most similar areas define the household makeup in White Gums. While the typical home holds about 2.6 people, over a third of the population lives alone. This mix of single dwellers and larger family groups creates a varied residential profile for the area.
2.6
▲ +23.8%
- 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 White Gums — higher than 57% of areas.
| White Gums | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 0870, NT | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person households make up 33.9% of the area, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 23.8%. This high proportion of people living alone is much higher than in most similar areas.
33.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →White Gums splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 56.2%, while one-parent families make up 11.6%. This last figure is well below the Northern Territory average of 17.5%.
11.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In White Gums, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 White Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70285/white-gums/topic/family-households