2.0 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7183, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7183, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 7183 than in the rest of the country, with only 13.6% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the national figure, contributing to a smaller typical household size than seen across Tasmania and Australia. While the area is mostly made up of couples, there is a notable rise in single-parent families.
2.0
▼ -16.7%
- 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 7183, TAS — lower than 90% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.0 people per home, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. Half of all households consist of two people, and the number of people living alone has fallen since 2011.
13.6% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7183, TAS, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 3 people is next at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.1% of the area, which is well above the Tasmanian average of 15.9%. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas, and the figure has risen since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7183, TAS, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 7183, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7183/7183-tas/topic/family-households