2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forestier - Tasman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 38% of people in Forestier - Tasman live alone, which is far above the national figure. This contributes to the area having some of the smallest households around, with just 2.0 people per home on average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Forestier - Tasman — lower than 93% of areas.
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 42.3% containing two people and 37.9% containing just one. This typical home size is well below the Australian average and has edged down since 2011.
2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.9% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Forestier - Tasman splits fairly evenly between 2 people (42%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 10%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples without children, making up 48.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.7%, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is about the same as the national average.
13.7% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Forestier - Tasman, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Forestier - Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603031073/forestier-tasman/topic/family-households