2.4 —
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Hobart · Capital City
Family & Households in Greater Hobart
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Greater Hobart have remained remarkably steady over the last few years. The typical home size has barely changed, while a high proportion of one-parent families marks the area as a key hub for single-parent households. About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is consistent with figures across Tasmania.
2.4
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Hobart — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Around 27.7% of people live alone, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 34.3%, while the typical home size has held steady at 2.4 people since 2016.
27.7% —
Higher than 62% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Hobart, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Australian average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.5%.
16.4% —
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Hobart, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/family-households