Allens Rivulet · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allens Rivulet

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share their homes in Allens Rivulet than in most similar areas, with 2.8 people living in the typical home. This is a family-heavy place where very few people live on their own.

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📍 Allens Rivulet, Suburb / Locality

Where Allens Rivulet sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Allens Rivulet — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allens Rivulet2.8
7150, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the number of people per home is a little above the Tasmanian average.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allens Rivulet, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 66.4%. One-parent families are much less common here at 8.2%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

8.2% ▲ +0.7%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allens Rivulet, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Allens Rivulet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60011/allens-rivulet/topic/family-households