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Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA

Household size

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In 2021, 27% of households in Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA contained only one person, compared with 23.8% in the RDA Northern Territory, with the most dominant household size being 1 person per household.

The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.

Household size in Australia has generally declined since the 1970s, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent years.

An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.

For greater insight, Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.

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Derived from the three Census questions:

'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'

Household size
Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Number of persons usually residentNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
1 person15626.723.817629.721.9-20
2 persons11519.730.013723.130.7-22
3 persons5910.116.7508.416.5+9
4 persons6711.514.9549.115.5+13
5 persons559.47.2447.47.5+11
6 or more persons13222.67.313222.37.90
Total classifiable households584100.0100.0593100.0100.0-9
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Household size - Summary
Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA - Enumerated20212016Change
DwellingsNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,003----951----+52
Persons in occupied private dwellings3,168----2,943----+225
Average household size (persons per dwelling)3.16--2.743.09--2.81+0.06
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

The 'Dwellings' table is enumerated data.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA compared with the RDA Northern Territory shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 26.7% of lone person households, and 43.5% of larger households, compared with 23.8% and 29.4% respectively for the RDA Northern Territory.

The major differences in the household size for Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA and the RDA Northern Territory were:

  • A larger percentage of households with 6 or more persons usually resident (22.6% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (19.7% compared to 30.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of households with 3 persons usually resident (10.1% compared to 16.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (11.5% compared to 14.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of households in Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA decreased by 9 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Victoria Daly Regional Council LGA between 2016 and 2021.

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