2.5 ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pine Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Pine Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people live alone in Pine Creek (L), a figure far above the national average. While the typical home now holds 2.5 people, the area has seen a sharp shift toward smaller households and a higher number of single-parent families over the last decade.
2.5
▼ -44.4%
- 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 Pine Creek — higher than 64% of areas.
| Pine Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 0847, NT | 2.5 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people living alone has jumped 27 points since 2011 to reach 38.5%, which is much higher than most areas. This shift has brought the typical household size down from 4.5 people in 2011 to 2.5 today, matching the national figure.
38.5% ▲ +236.5%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pine Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 6 or more (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.8% of the community, which is well above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This group has grown slightly since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 60.9%.
20.8% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pine Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Pine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722028/pine-creek/topic/family-households