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.
Sorell - Dodges Ferry · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Sorell - Dodges Ferry
How families and households are made up across the area.
Sorell - Dodges Ferry shows a family structure that is a little above the national figure for one-parent homes. More than half of all families here are couples with children, reflecting a community with a balanced mix of household types. This pattern has remained steady over recent years.
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 Sorell - Dodges Ferry — lower than 71% of areas.
| Sorell - Dodges Ferry | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. While 37.5% of households have two people, those living alone make up 26.8%, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
26.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sorell - Dodges Ferry, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.7% of families, while 32.8% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 15.6%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
15.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sorell - Dodges Ferry, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Sorell - Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60106/sorell-dodges-ferry/topic/family-households