2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7290, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7290, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 7290 than in most similar areas. The region is largely made up of families, with over half of all households being couples with children. While household sizes have edged down since 2011, the area remains a typical place for families to live.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 7290, TAS — higher than 57% of areas.
| 7290, TAS | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Meander Valley | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the national figure. About 25.8% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is now well below the Tasmanian average.
25.8% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7290, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.4%, while one-parent families account for 14.1%. This share of single-parent families is higher than most similar areas and has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7290, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 7290, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7290/7290-tas/topic/family-households