2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7215, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7215, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 7215 compared to the rest of the country. This makes it a place of small households, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people, which is lower than the national figure. These trends have become more pronounced over the last decade.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 7215, TAS — lower than 86% of areas.
| 7215, TAS | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Break O'Day | 2.0 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.1% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the Tasmanian and national averages. This helps explain why the typical household size has edged down since 2011 to 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
33.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7215, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 48.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, which is well below the Tasmanian average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7215, TAS, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (39%) 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 7215, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7215/7215-tas/topic/family-households