Yuelamu · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yuelamu

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.

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📍 Yuelamu, Urban Centre

Where Yuelamu sits — Average household size

4.4
  • 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 Yuelamu — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yuelamu4.4
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Yuelamu, the largest group is 6 or more at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 2 people (15%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Yuelamu, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 16%.

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 Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/family-households