2.0 ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7209, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7209, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 7209 are couples without children, reflecting a trend towards smaller living arrangements. The area has a small typical household size of just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure.
2.0
▼ -13.0%
- 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 7209, TAS — lower than 90% of areas.
| 7209, TAS | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high number of people live alone here, making up 36.2% of households—a figure far above the Australian average. This has contributed to the typical home size shrinking from 2.3 people in 2011 to 2.0 today.
36.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7209, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (7%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 51.0% of families, while 37.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is about the same as the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7209, TAS, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 7209, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7209/7209-tas/topic/family-households