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.
West Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in West Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in the West Coast than in most other areas, with 32.2% of households consisting of just one person. This high rate of single-person living contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the national average.
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 West Coast — lower than 86% of areas.
| West Coast | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.2% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian and national rates and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
32.2% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples with children, while 35.3% are couples without. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, which is a little below the state average and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Coast, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/family-households