2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in South East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller-than-average households are a key feature of South East, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. The area is also marked by a high number of people living alone, which has increased over the last decade.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 South East — lower than 86% of areas.
| South East | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and up from 25.9% in 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.8% of all households.
28.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South East, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 13%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
13.0% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South East, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/603/south-east/topic/family-households