2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tennant Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Tennant Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Tennant Creek include children, making it a key residential hub for parents. The area sees a high number of one-parent households and a significant rise in people living alone. These trends reflect a diverse mix of household types across the community.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Tennant Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
| Tennant Creek | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0860, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Despite this, typical homes are still relatively full, with 2.7 people per dwelling.
35.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tennant Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 27.3% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure and among the highest for similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.4%.
27.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tennant Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; One-parent families is next at 27%.
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 Tennant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715007/tennant-creek/topic/family-households