2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
George Town · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in George Town
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic landscape of George Town. While 19.2% of families are led by a single parent, the typical home is smaller than in other parts of the country.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is George Town — lower than 86% of areas.
| George Town | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in George Town are smaller than the national figure, with just 2.2 people per household. This trend is partly because people living alone have risen to 31.5%, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
31.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In George Town, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.2% of the total, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This stands alongside a mix of couples with children (42.6%) and couples without children (37.5%).
19.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In George Town, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (37%) 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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62210/george-town/topic/family-households