2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7140, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7140, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of single-parent families than most similar areas defines the household makeup of postcode 7140. While family structures vary, the typical home here holds about 2.4 people, which is about the same as across Tasmania.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 7140, TAS — lower than 57% of areas.
| 7140, TAS | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Central Highlands | 2.1 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.3% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly above the national average. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.6% of all households.
28.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7140, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, which is well above the national figure and much higher than in most other areas. Half of all families here are couples with children.
18.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7140, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 7140, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7140/7140-tas/topic/family-households