2.8 ▼ -41.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alyangula · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Alyangula than in the rest of the Northern Territory. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, and the typical household size is larger than the national figure. This creates a family-heavy environment where the proportion of one-parent homes is among the lowest in the region.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Alyangula — higher than 81% of areas.
| Alyangula | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 0885, NT | 2.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure. While a quarter of households consist of just one person, this is a rise of 15 percentage points since 2011.
2.8 ▼ -41.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.5% ▲ +151.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Alyangula splits fairly evenly between 1 person (25%) and 2 people (25%), with 4 people at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 76.3% of families, while one-parent families are well below the national figure at just 4.5%. This represents a steep drop of 25 percentage points since 2011.
4.5% ▼ -84.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Alyangula, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721001/alyangula/topic/family-households