Hobart - North East · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Hobart - North East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Daily life in Hobart - North East is shaped by a mix of small and mid-sized homes. Over half of all families here include children, while a typical household consists of about 2.4 people.

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📍 Hobart - North East, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Hobart - North East sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart - North East — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hobart - North East2.4
Greater Hobart 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home has 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the national average. Around 26.5% of people live alone, which is a little below the Tasmanian rate.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▲ +0.7%

Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hobart - North East, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 15.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure.

15.9% ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hobart - North East, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Hobart - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60102/hobart-north-east/topic/family-households