7182, TAS · Postcode

Family & Households in 7182, TAS

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 43% of households in postcode 7182 consist of just one person, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area's homes much smaller than typical Australian households, with the typical number of people per home now just 1.9.

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📍 7182, TAS, Postcode

Where 7182, TAS sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -9.5%
  • 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 7182, TAS — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
7182, TAS1.9
Tasman 2.0
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with a rate that is far above the Tasmanian average. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why the typical home has only 1.9 people, well below the national figure of 2.5.

1.9 ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.0% ▲ +36.1%

Higher than 98% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 43.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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7182, TAS splits fairly evenly between 1 person (43%) and 2 people (41%), with 6 or more at 6%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families here are couples without children, which is the biggest family group in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the state average.

11.4% ▲ +76.0%

Lower than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 7182, TAS, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 34%.

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 7182, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7182/7182-tas/topic/family-households