Gunyangara · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Gunyangara

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Gunyangara than in the rest of the Northern Territory. This community is defined by large households, with the typical home holding 4.3 people, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Gunyangara, Urban Centre

Where Gunyangara sits — Average household size

4.3 → 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 Gunyangara — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gunyangara4.3
0880, NT 3.3
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 32% holding six or more people. Very few people live alone compared to most areas, at just 16%.

4.3 → 0.0%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.3
  • 2016: 4.7
  • 2021: 4.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▲ +7.4%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gunyangara, the largest group is 6 or more at 29%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 41.7% of the community, a figure far above the national average that has risen 22 points since 2011. Couples with children also make up a large part of the area at 44.8%.

41.7% ▲ +113.4%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 39.9%
  • 2021: 41.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gunyangara splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and One-parent families (41%), with Couples without children at 13%.

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 Gunyangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722015/gunyangara/topic/family-households