2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Boat Harbour
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Boat Harbour are occupied by families, with over half of the households consisting of couples with children. This creates a residential atmosphere where the typical home holds about two people, mirroring theTasmanian average.
2.4
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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 Boat Harbour — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 42.1% of households have two people, those living alone make up 24.8% of the area, a figure well below the Tasmanian average.
24.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boat Harbour, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.2% of families here. One-parent families account for only 8.1% of the total, which is well below both the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
8.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boat Harbour, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60058/boat-harbour/topic/family-households