2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Latrobe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in Latrobe than they were in 2011. The typical household now holds 2.3 people, and there has been a steady rise in the number of residents living alone. Most homes are occupied by couples, with nearly half of all families including children.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Latrobe — lower than 71% of areas.
| Latrobe | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Latrobe holds 2.3 people, which is slightly below the national figure. This is down from 2.4 in 2011, while the proportion of people living alone rose to 26.9%.
26.9% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Latrobe, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.2% of families here. Only 12.4% are one-parent families, which is well below the state figure and lower than most other areas.
12.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Latrobe, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/family-households