3.0 ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Howard Springs · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Howard Springs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 10% of people live alone in Howard Springs, making it a place where very few residents reside solo. This high proportion of shared homes means most households are larger than the national average, creating a community dominated by family units.
3.0
▼ -31.8%
- 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 Howard Springs — higher than 87% of areas.
| Howard Springs | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 0835, NT | 2.9 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 3.0 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when the typical home was much larger with 4.4 people.
9.8% ▼ -59.0%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Howard Springs, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 4 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61% of families here. Only 8.4% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 21 points since 2011.
8.4% ▼ -71.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Howard Springs, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721007/howard-springs/topic/family-households