2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Black River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Black River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families live in Black River, making it a rare outlier compared to the rest of the country. This small community has a family structure that differs sharply from state and national norms, with a strong focus on couple-led households.
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 Black River — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Black River typically hold 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below both the Tasmanian average of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →Black River splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families here, while couples without children account for 40%. The total absence of one-parent families is far below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Black River, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and Other families (11%).
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 Black River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60050/black-river/topic/family-households