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.
Hobart Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart Inner — lower than 86% of areas.
| Hobart Inner | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Hobart Inner splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hobart Inner, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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