7155, TAS · Postcode

Family & Households in 7155, TAS

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer single-parent families live in postcode 7155 than in most other similar areas. This is a place where nearly half of all families are couples with children, and the typical home holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 7155, TAS, Postcode

Where 7155, TAS sits — Average household size

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 7155, TAS — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
7155, TAS2.4
Kingborough 2.5
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 22.6% of people live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%. Most homes here hold two people, and the typical household size has edged down slightly since 2011.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6% ▲ +10.0%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 7155, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 9.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48.9%.

9.3% ▼ -28.6%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 7155, TAS, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 7155, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7155/7155-tas/topic/family-households