2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenorchy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Glenorchy
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in Glenorchy live alone, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the national figure, though the number of people per home has edged up since 2011.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Glenorchy — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 35.3% of households are single-person dwellings, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 29%. Because of this, the typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
35.3% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glenorchy, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.9% of the total, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease of 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
22.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenorchy, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031017/glenorchy/topic/family-households