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.
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in West and North West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in West and North West than in most similar areas. The region's households are generally smaller than the national figure, with a typical home housing 2.3 people.
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 West and North West — lower than 86% of areas.
| West and North West | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of people live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. This has contributed to a small drop in the typical household size since 2011, and 38% of homes now house just two people.
30.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West and North West, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.2% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This represents a slight increase from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 48.5%.
16.2% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West and North West, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 West and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/family-households