2.9 ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nelson · State Electorate
Family & Households in Nelson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 11% of families in Nelson are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This area is mostly made up of larger households, though the typical number of people per home has dropped from 3.6 to 2.9 since 2011.
2.9
▼ -19.4%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nelson — higher than 86% of areas.
| Nelson | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 2.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Nelson are often crowded, with 2.9 people per house, which is among the highest for similar areas. Only 17.7% of people live alone, a figure well below both the territory and national averages.
17.7% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Nelson, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. The share of one-parent families has fallen significantly since 2011, dropping 9.4 points to just 10.7%, which is much lower than most areas.
10.7% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nelson, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without 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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70020/nelson/topic/family-households