4.0 ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7
- 2016: 4.9
- 2021: 4.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yirrkala · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Yirrkala
How families and households are made up across the area.
Four people per home is the norm in Yirrkala, making it one of the most crowded areas for housing. This high density is driven by a large number of big families, meaning very few people live on their own compared to the rest of the country.
4.0
▼ -14.9%
- 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 Yirrkala — higher than 99% of areas.
| Yirrkala | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 0880, NT | 3.3 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 26.8% of homes housing six or more people, Yirrkala has a typical household size of 4.0. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, and only 17.6% of residents live alone, which is well below the Northern Territory rate.
17.6% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Yirrkala, the largest group is 6 or more at 28%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 2 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 29.8% of the total, a figure that is far above both the territory and national averages. Over half of all families are couples with children, accounting for 52.5% of the local family makeup.
29.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Yirrkala, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 30%.
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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70299/yirrkala/topic/family-households