2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7292, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7292, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most other areas define postcode 7292, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is a family-oriented region with far fewer people living alone than the state or national figures.
2.7
▲ +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 7292, TAS — higher than 79% of areas.
| 7292, TAS | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Meander Valley | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 39.2%, and since 2011, the typical number of people per home has edged up to 2.7. Only 21.6% of residents live alone, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 29.0%.
21.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7292, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.4% of families, while one-parent families account for just 6.7%. This last figure is among the lowest for similar areas and is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
6.7% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7292, TAS, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 7292, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7292/7292-tas/topic/family-households