2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a roof in Penguin - Sulphur Creek than in most similar areas. While 51.4% of families have children, the area sees a growing number of people living on their own. This mix of family homes and single-person households shapes the local residential landscape.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Penguin - Sulphur Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. This is partly because 28% of people now live alone, a figure that is a little above the national average.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.0% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Penguin - Sulphur Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.5%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the Tasmanian figure and slightly lower than the national average.
12.5% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Penguin - Sulphur Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/family-households