Bangor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bangor

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little more than a quarter of residents in Bangor live alone, which is a little above the national figure. This rural area has a mix of family types, with the typical home housing about 2.4 people.

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Where Bangor sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Bangor — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bangor2.4
7267, TAS 2.6
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bangor has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 31% of households have three people, those living alone make up 27.6% of the area, a rate higher than most similar places.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bangor splits fairly evenly between 3 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 2 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 56.6%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, which is higher than most areas but a little below the Tasmania figure.

13.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bangor, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Bangor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60029/bangor/topic/family-households