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.
Smithton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Smithton
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Smithton consist of couples with children. This makes them the most common family type in the area, though a high number of people living alone also shapes the local housing landscape.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Smithton — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Over 30% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home in Smithton has 2.3 people, which is lower than in most other areas.
30.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Smithton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, while couples without children make up another 33.6% of families.
14.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Smithton, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031095/smithton/topic/family-households