2.5 —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant number of people live alone in Remainder of State/Territory (OT), with over 32% of households consisting of just one person. This is well above the national figure, making it a common living arrangement for those in this sparsely populated area.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 64% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6798, OT | 2.5 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 32.2% of households are single-person, two-person homes are the most common at 35.2%.
2.5 —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.2% —
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.6% of the total, a figure that is well above both the national average and the rest of the territory. Couples with children are the largest group, representing 45.4% of families.
18.6% —
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL931001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/family-households