4.6 ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4
- 2016: 4.9
- 2021: 4.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 4.6 people live in each home in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), a figure far above the national typical of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded places for housing in its category. Large households are the norm here, with nearly 40% of homes holding six or more people.
4.6
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) — higher than 99% of areas.
| Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), at just 14.3%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. While the typical home size remains very high compared to the Northern Territory, the number of people per home has fallen from 5.4 in 2011 to 4.6.
14.3% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), the largest group is 6 or more at 40%, followed by 1 person (14%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 23.6% of the community, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is down slightly from 2011, and the most common family type is couples with children, who account for 59.3% of households.
23.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715002/gunbalanya/topic/family-households