2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7268, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7268, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in postcode 7268 than in most similar areas, with a typical home housing 2.5 people. This community is defined by strong family ties, as over half of all families here include children.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 7268, TAS — higher than 57% of areas.
| 7268, TAS | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Launceston | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Far fewer people live alone here than across Tasmania, with only 23.6% of households being single-person homes. This is consistent with a larger typical home size that has remained steady since 2011.
23.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7268, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a significant 55% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.
12.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7268, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 7268, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7268/7268-tas/topic/family-households