Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Acton - Upper Burnie

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people have lived alone in Acton - Upper Burnie since 2011, with 40.3% of households now consisting of just one person. This trend has pushed the typical home size down to 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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📍 Acton - Upper Burnie, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Acton - Upper Burnie sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -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
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  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
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  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Acton - Upper Burnie — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Acton - Upper Burnie2.1
7320, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Forty per cent of residents live alone, a figure far above the national rate of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical household size has edged down to 2.1 people since 2011.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.3% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.1%
  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 40.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Acton - Upper Burnie, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.8% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011.

22.8% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Acton - Upper Burnie, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/family-households