2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7055, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7055, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 7055 compared to the rest of the state, with only 16.3% of households being single-person homes. This creates a community where homes are more crowded than usual, typically holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 7055, TAS — higher than 79% of areas.
| 7055, TAS | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Kingborough | 2.5 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This is reflected in the breakdown, with 33.2% of households containing two people and 21.3% containing three.
16.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7055, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.2%. One-parent families represent 17.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%.
17.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7055, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 7055, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7055/7055-tas/topic/family-households