2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7211, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7211, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of one-parent families than the state average mark the social makeup of postcode 7211. This area is mostly made up of two-person households and couples, with a typical home holding 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 7211, TAS — lower than 71% of areas.
| 7211, TAS | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 48.5%, though the number of people living alone has risen to 26.3% since 2011. Overall, the number of people per home has dipped from 2.5 to 2.3 over the last decade.
26.3% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7211, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while those without children account for 39.3%. One-parent families make up 10.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7211, TAS, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 7211, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7211/7211-tas/topic/family-households