5.6 ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3
- 2016: 5.5
- 2021: 5.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Galiwinku · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Galiwinku
How families and households are made up across the area.
Galiwinku has some of the largest households in the country, with a typical home holding 5.6 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where large family groups are the norm.
5.6
▲ +5.7%
- 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 Galiwinku — higher than 99% of areas.
| Galiwinku | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Crowded living is common here, as 57% of homes hold six or more people. Very few residents live alone—only 9.4% compared to 25.6% across Australia—and this figure has fallen since 2011.
9.4% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Galiwinku, 6 or more is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents head 31% of families in Galiwinku, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This is a rise of 4.2 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children make up 59.6% of families.
31.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Galiwinku, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 31%.
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 Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715001/galiwinku/topic/family-households