2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hobart · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Hobart
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of one-parent families define the daily domestic life of Hobart, where 16.4% of families fall into this group. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure. Overall, the city has a stable household mix that has barely changed over the last decade.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart — lower than 71% of areas.
| Hobart | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Hobart house two people, while 27.7% of residents live alone. This is a little above the Australian figure and has remained steady since 2011, with a typical household size of 2.4 people.
27.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 52.5%, followed by couples without children at 29.9%. One-parent families are more common here than in most other areas, making up 16.4% of the total.
16.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hobart, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/601/hobart/topic/family-households