2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandy Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Sandy Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Sandy Bay compared to the rest of Tasmania. This is a well-established residential area where over half of families are couples with children, though there is also a strong presence of people living alone.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Sandy Bay — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of homes are occupied by one person, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. The typical home has 2.4 people, a number that has edged up slightly since 2011.
28.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sandy Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 51.2% having children and 39.2% without.
8.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandy Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Sandy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051031/sandy-bay/topic/family-households