East Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in East Devonport

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in East Devonport than the national average. This area is marked by smaller living arrangements, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is lower than figures for both Tasmania and Australia.

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📍 East Devonport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where East Devonport sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 East Devonport — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Devonport2.2
7310, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than in most other areas.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

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

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.8% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 32.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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East Devonport splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.3% of the total, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%. This proportion is among the highest for similar areas and has grown by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.

26.3% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Devonport, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021086/east-devonport/topic/family-households