Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Remainder of State/Territory

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.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Urban Centre

Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Remainder of State/Territory2.5
6798, OT 2.5
Other Territories 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 14%.

Families

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.

Family composition

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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%).

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 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