2.4 ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
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 32% of people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (OT) live alone, a figure well above the national average. This shift marks a significant change for the area, where a growing number of single-person households now shape the local living patterns.
2.4
▼ -17.2%
- 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 — lower than 57% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6798, OT | 2.5 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure but down from 2.9 in 2011. This decline aligns with a sharp 12 point rise in people living alone since 2011.
32.1% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
11.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 96% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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/9000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households