2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7008, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7008, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people live alone in postcode 7008, which is well above the national figure. This area is mostly made up of small households, though it has a strong presence of couples with children.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7008, TAS — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of residents live alone, a figure higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average. The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
30.7% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →7008, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.0%. This last figure is well below the Tasmanian average and has fallen since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7008, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 7008, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7008/7008-tas/topic/family-households