2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Sorell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Sorell is defined by a strong presence of households with children, with over half of all families consisting of couples with kids. This creates a domestic landscape where most homes are shared, making the area a primary hub for family living in the region.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Sorell — lower than 57% of areas.
| Sorell | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Sorell house two or more people, with a typical size of 2.4 people per dwelling. This has remained steady since 2011 and is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures.
27.0% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 50.5% of families are couples with children, while 16.3% are one-parent families. This last figure is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national average.
16.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sorell, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/family-households