2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blackwood Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blackwood Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Blackwood Creek, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area's living arrangements stand out compared to the rest of Australia, even though the typical home size is similar to most places.
2.5
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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 Blackwood Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Around 29.5% of residents live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as both the state and national averages.
29.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Blackwood Creek splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, making up 55.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.
12.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blackwood Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Blackwood Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60054/blackwood-creek/topic/family-households