2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7270, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7270, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 7270 are couples without children, making this the most common family type in the area. This trend contributes to smaller living arrangements, with the typical home holding only 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 7270, TAS — lower than 79% of areas.
| 7270, TAS | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| West Tamar | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, as 30.4% of people live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This has led to a slight drop in the number of people per home since 2011.
30.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7270, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. This proportion has risen by 2 points since 2011 and sits a little above the national figure.
16.1% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →7270, TAS splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 7270, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7270/7270-tas/topic/family-households