3.6 ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8
- 2016: 3.6
- 2021: 3.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kaltukatjara (Docker River) · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Kaltukatjara (Docker River)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are a standout feature of Kaltukatjara (Docker River), with home sizes that are among the highest for similar areas. The typical home here holds 3.6 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. While this is still high, it is a drop from the 5.8 people per home recorded in 2011.
3.6
▼ -37.9%
- 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) — higher than 93% of areas.
| Kaltukatjara (Docker River) | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26% of homes hold six or more people, contributing to the high overall occupancy. Those living alone make up 22.0% of the area, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
22.0% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kaltukatjara (Docker River) splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (29%) and 1 person (24%), with 2 people at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 22.5% of families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
22.5% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722018/kaltukatjara/topic/family-households