2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North East · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in North East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in North East than in the typical Australian home, with 30.4% of households consisting of just one person. This shift is part of a growing trend where homes are becoming smaller, as the number of people per household has edged down since 2011.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 North East — lower than 86% of areas.
| North East | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. While 40.4% of households house two people, the share of those living alone has risen to 30.4%, leaving this area well above the national average.
30.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North East, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 46.8%, followed by couples without children at 38.2%. One-parent families account for 14.3%, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North East, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60203/north-east/topic/family-households