2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Hobart - Fern Tree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South Hobart - Fern Tree
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in South Hobart - Fern Tree than they were in 2011, though the area still has a high proportion of single-person homes. Most households consist of couples, and the typical home now holds 2.4 people.
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 South Hobart - Fern Tree — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.7% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.4% of all households.
28.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Hobart - Fern Tree, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.7% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.5%, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.9%.
12.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Hobart - Fern Tree, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for South Hobart - Fern Tree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in South Hobart - Fern Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051032/south-hobart-fern-tree/topic/family-households