Indulkana · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Indulkana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Indulkana (L) are couples with children. This community is defined by very large households, with the typical home holding 4.6 people—far above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Indulkana, Urban Centre

Where Indulkana sits — Average household size

4.6 ▲ +109.1%
  • 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 Indulkana — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Indulkana4.6
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, and 37.3% of households contain six or more people. This shift is reflected in the number of people living alone, which fell 22 points since 2011 to just 14.9%.

4.6 ▲ +109.1%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 4.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.9% ▼ -59.7%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 37.0%
  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Indulkana, the largest group is 6 or more at 40%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 29.1% of the area, a figure that is far above the South Australian average of 14.8% and has risen 16 points since 2011.

29.1% ▲ +114.1%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Indulkana, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 29%.

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 Indulkana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422022/indulkana/topic/family-households