2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7300, TAS · Postcode
Family & Households in 7300, TAS
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 7300 than in other parts of the state, with the number of single-person homes rising by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with 2.5 people living in the typical household.
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 7300, TAS — higher than 57% of areas.
| 7300, TAS | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About a quarter of households consist of one person, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a number that has edged down slightly since 2011.
24.8% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 7300, TAS, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 12.9%. This is a little below the national figure and represents a 2.5 percentage point increase since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 7300, 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 7300, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7300/7300-tas/topic/family-households