Hobart Inner · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Hobart Inner

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person households than most similar areas define Hobart Inner. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, there is a strong presence of small households and a notably low proportion of one-parent families.

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📍 Hobart Inner, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Hobart Inner sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Inner — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hobart Inner2.3
Greater Hobart 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 32.4%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hobart Inner splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 10.9% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.9%. The most common family type is couples with children, who account for 52.3% of families.

10.9% ▼ -13.5%

Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hobart Inner, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60105/hobart-inner/topic/family-households