Humpty Doo · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Humpty Doo

How families and households are made up across the area.

A rise in single-person living has occurred in Humpty Doo (L) since 2011, though homes here remain larger than usual. While the number of people living alone has jumped by 12 percentage points, the typical home still holds nearly three people.

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📍 Humpty Doo, Urban Centre

Where Humpty Doo sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Humpty Doo — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Humpty Doo2.9
0836, NT 3.0
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Humpty Doo (L) are larger than most areas, with a typical size of 2.9 people. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5, and nearly 10% of households contain six or more people.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▲ +130.9%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Humpty Doo, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This group has grown by 7.1 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 57.8%.

17.9% ▲ +65.7%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Humpty Doo, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Humpty Doo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721008/humpty-doo/topic/family-households