Winnellie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Winnellie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people now live alone in Winnellie than in previous years, making it a place where small households are the norm. Only 1.6 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This shift toward smaller living arrangements defines the area's current family and household profile.

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📍 Winnellie, Suburb / Locality

Where Winnellie sits — Average household size

1.6 ▼ -15.8%
  • 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 Winnellie — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Winnellie1.6
0820, NT 2.4
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A huge 56.8% of people here live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home size is so small, with just 1.6 people per household compared to 2.8 across the Northern Territory.

1.6 ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

56.8% ▲ +25.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45.3%
  • 2016: 63.0%
  • 2021: 56.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Winnellie, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 34%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples without children, making up 65.5% of the group. Only 4.8% of households are one-parent families, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.

4.8% ▼ -51.4%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Winnellie, Couples without children is the majority at 68%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Winnellie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70290/winnellie/topic/family-households