2.5 ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nome · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Nome
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Nome than in the rest of the country. This small community is mostly made up of couples and families, with 47.1% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.5
▼ -24.2%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nome — higher than 64% of areas.
| Nome | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the national figure. While 17.3% of residents live alone—well below the Australian average of 25.6%—this number has risen by 11 points since 2011.
17.3% ▲ +198.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Nome, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.9% of the population, which is much lower than the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 42.1% having no children and 47.1% having children.
9.9% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nome, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/family-households