Acacia Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Acacia Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Acacia Hills than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused place where 61.4% of households are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size that is larger than the state average.

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📍 Acacia Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Acacia Hills sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Acacia Hills — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Acacia Hills2.7
7306, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often fuller, with 2.7 people per dwelling compared to the state figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the fact that only 17.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.3% ▲ +40.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Acacia Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common here, and the 7.8% of one-parent families is much lower than both the state (15.9%) and national (14.1%) figures.

7.8% ▲ +16.7%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Acacia Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Acacia Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60004/acacia-hills/topic/family-households