2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7120, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7120, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 45% of families in postcode 7120 are couples with children, making them the most common family type here. The area is marked by a high number of small households, with nearly a third of all homes consisting of just one person.
2.2
▼ -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 7120, TAS — lower than 79% of areas.
| 7120, TAS | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Southern Midlands | 2.5 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 7120 has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that 32.6% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average.
32.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7120, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure and has risen since 2011. Couples without children also make up a large part of the area at 38.1%.
17.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7120, TAS, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 7120, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7120/7120-tas/topic/family-households