4.7 ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9
- 2016: 4.6
- 2021: 4.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canteen Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Canteen Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly five people live in the typical home in Canteen Creek, far exceeding the national figure. This is a place where large households are the norm, with almost half of all homes housing six or more people.
4.7
▼ -31.9%
- 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 Canteen Creek — higher than 99% of areas.
| Canteen Creek | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 4.7 people per home, household sizes are among the highest for similar areas, though this is down from 6.9 in 2011. Only 11.5% of people live alone, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 23.8%.
11.5% ▲ —
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canteen Creek, the largest group is 6 or more at 35%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.7%. One-parent families account for 15.9%, a figure that has fallen 17 points since 2011 and sits slightly below the Territory average.
15.9% ▼ -51.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canteen Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; One-parent families is next at 17%.
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 Canteen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722013/canteen-creek/topic/family-households