4.4 —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yuelamu · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 4.4 people live in each home in Yuelamu (L), which is far above the national figure of 2.5. This sparsity of small households means very few people live alone, and the community is largely made up of large family groups.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yuelamu — higher than 99% of areas.
| Yuelamu | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Yuelamu (L) are often crowded, with 31.4% of households containing six or more people. Only 11.4% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
4.4 —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.4% —
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yuelamu, the largest group is 6 or more at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 2 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 16.4%, a figure slightly above the national average of 14.1%.
16.4% —
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yuelamu, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/family-households