2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Akaroa · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Akaroa
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all households in Akaroa consist of just two people. This small community has a lower number of people per home than most other areas, with a high proportion of residents living alone.
2.2
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- 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 Akaroa — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. About 27.3% of people live alone, a rate that is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
27.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Akaroa, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up nearly half of all families here. Only 8.4% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the levels seen across Tasmania and Australia.
8.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Akaroa, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
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 Akaroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60008/akaroa/topic/family-households