2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7117, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7117, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher proportions of people living alone than in most similar areas define postcode 7117. This area is more likely to have smaller households than the rest of Tasmania, with a typical home holding just 2.1 people. This trend has remained steady for a decade.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 7117, TAS — lower than 86% of areas.
| 7117, TAS | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Huon Valley | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common here, with 33.9% of people living alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household size is only 2.1 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
33.9% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7117, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 46.3%, followed by couples with children at 41.2%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.9%.
12.3% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7117, TAS, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (41%) 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 7117, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7117/7117-tas/topic/family-households