4.8 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9
- 2016: 5.3
- 2021: 4.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wadeye · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Wadeye
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher number of people share each home in Wadeye than in other parts of the country. This area is defined by large households, with nearly 40% of homes containing six or more people.
4.8
▼ -2.0%
- 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 Wadeye — higher than 99% of areas.
| Wadeye | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With a typical 4.8 people per home, Wadeye's household size is far above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 11.8% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
11.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wadeye, the largest group is 6 or more at 40%, followed by 2 people (15%) and 5 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.2% of the area, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average. This is a high proportion compared to most areas, while couples with children represent the largest family group at 64.2%.
25.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wadeye, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715008/wadeye/topic/family-households