2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7291, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7291, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 7291 than in most other areas, with only 22.5% of households consisting of one person. This area sees more people sharing homes, and the number of residents per dwelling has climbed since 2011.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 7291, TAS — higher than 71% of areas.
| 7291, TAS | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Meander Valley | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. Two-person households are the most common at 31.4%, while the share of people living alone has fallen since 2011.
22.5% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7291, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64%. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the state average of 15.9% and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7291, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 7291, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7291/7291-tas/topic/family-households