2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7027, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7027, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most other areas define postcode 7027. The typical home here holds just 2.1 people, reflecting a strong trend toward smaller living arrangements. This is largely driven by a high number of people living alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 7027, TAS — lower than 86% of areas.
| 7027, TAS | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Southern Midlands | 2.5 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.6% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian and national averages and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas.
34.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →7027, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (38%), with 4 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 40.6% of families here, while 38.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
13.0% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →7027, TAS splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 7027, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7027/7027-tas/topic/family-households