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.
7212, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7212, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 7212 are couples with children. This mix of households is typical for the region, though the number of people living in each home has dipped slightly over the last decade.
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 7212, TAS — lower than 71% of areas.
| 7212, TAS | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 42.4%, while 26.2% of people live alone. The typical home now holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and lower than most areas.
26.2% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7212, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 38.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.7%, a figure that has risen since 2011 but remains well below the Tasmanian average.
11.7% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7212, TAS, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 7212, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7212/7212-tas/topic/family-households