2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Waratah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Waratah are couples with children, making up 52.9% of the local family mix. This area has a balanced household profile that aligns closely with national norms. Most homes are small, with the typical household consisting of two people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Waratah — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the national figure. While 24.4% of residents live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—this is still well below the Tasmania average.
24.4% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Waratah, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.3% of the total, which is lower than most areas and well below the state average. This figure has risen slightly by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Waratah, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/family-households