3.3 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Not in any Significant Urban Area · Urban Area
Family & Households in Not in any Significant Urban Area
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people live in the typical home across Not in any Significant Urban Area (NT), which is well above the national figure. This region is defined by larger households and a high proportion of families with children. Single-person homes are much less common here than in most other parts of Australia.
3.3
▼ -2.9%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 99% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 4.0 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are among the largest in the country, with 3.3 people per dwelling, though this has edged down slightly since 2011. Only 22.2% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
22.2% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (22%), with 6 or more at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.5% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type, representing 57.9% of families.
21.5% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households