2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bass · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Bass
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly a third of all households in Bass consist of people living alone, a figure well above the national average. This trend contributes to a small typical household size of 2.3 people, which has edged down since 2011. The area features a diverse mix of family types, from couples with children to a high proportion of single parents.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass — lower than 86% of areas.
| Bass | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 30.2% of households, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home in Bass holds just 2.3 people, a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
30.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of families here are couples with children, while 32% are couples without. One-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
16.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bass, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED601/bass/topic/family-households