Kings Meadows - Punchbowl · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kings Meadows - Punchbowl

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person homes and one-parent families set Kings Meadows - Punchbowl apart from most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, the area has a strong presence of small households and single parents.

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📍 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kings Meadows - Punchbowl sits — Average household size

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 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kings Meadows - Punchbowl2.3
7249, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 34.2% of households.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kings Meadows - Punchbowl splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.8% of the area, a figure well above both the Tasmanian and national averages. This is an increase from 2011, when they accounted for 20.0% of families.

20.8% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kings Meadows - Punchbowl, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011037/kings-meadows-punchbowl/topic/family-households