2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darwin · Urban Area
Family & Households in Darwin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Darwin are couples with children, making up 58.9% of the total. This creates a strong family focus for the city, where household sizes remain relatively steady compared to the rest of the country. Most homes here are larger than the national average, typically housing 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Darwin — higher than 86% of areas.
| Darwin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 0832, NT | 2.9 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Darwin holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 23.8% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 31.9%.
23.8% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darwin, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the Northern Territory figure. This proportion has barely changed over the last decade.
15.0% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darwin, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7002/darwin/topic/family-households