Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Invermay

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Invermay than the national figure, with 37.3% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to the area having smaller households overall, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Invermay, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Invermay sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Invermay — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Invermay2.2
7248, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, which is much lower than most areas and well above the Tasmanian figure. While the number of people per home has edged up since 2011, it remains a little below the national average.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.3% ▼ -5.2%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 43.7%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Invermay, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.0% of the total, a figure that is well above both state and national levels. This proportion has rose by 1.7 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children form the largest group at 43.7%.

24.0% ▲ +7.6%

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Invermay, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011036/invermay/topic/family-households