2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7249, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7249, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slow increase in the number of people per home has occurred since 2011 in postcode 7249. While the typical home now holds 2.3 people, the area is mostly defined by small households and a high number of people living alone.
2.3
▲ +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 7249, TAS — lower than 71% of areas.
| 7249, TAS | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Launceston | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.9% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This high proportion of single-person homes helps explain why the 2.3 people per home is lower than in most other areas.
32.9% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →7249, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children form the largest group at 51.1%.
17.2% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7249, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 7249, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7249/7249-tas/topic/family-households