2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Arm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South Arm
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in South Arm than in most other areas, with only 18.8% of households consisting of one person. This is a community where most homes are occupied by families or couples, making it a place with larger-than-usual households.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is South Arm — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in South Arm holds 2.6 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. This is consistent with a low number of single-person households, which is well below the national average.
18.8% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.9% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 10.2%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.2% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Arm, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021012/south-arm/topic/family-households