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Katherine Town Council LGA

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In Katherine Town Council LGA, 22.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.0% in the RDA Northern Territory.

Katherine Town Council LGA's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Katherine Town Council LGA's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Katherine Town Council LGA - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Couples with children87722.327.091824.228.2-41
Couples without children77919.820.267517.821.2+104
One parent families3248.210.32767.39.1+48
Other families411.01.3260.71.3+15
Group household1594.04.21002.64.3+59
Lone person67317.119.762516.518.0+48
Other not classifiable household3569.05.855314.68.8-197
Visitor only households72918.511.561816.39.1+111
Total households3,938100.0100.03,791100.0100.0+147
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Katherine Town Council LGA in 2021 compared to the RDA Northern Territory shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 27.0% and 10.3% respectively for the RDA Northern Territory.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.1% compared to 19.7% in the RDA Northern Territory while the proportion of couples without children was 19.8% compared to 20.2% in the RDA Northern Territory.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Katherine Town Council LGA increased by 147 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Katherine Town Council LGA between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+104 households)
  • Group household (+59 households)

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