2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carlton River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Carlton River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Carlton River are couples raising children, shaping a community focused on family life. With a typical home holding 2.4 people, the area mirrors the national pattern for household size. It is a place where family-based living is common and single-person homes are less frequent than in other parts of Tasmania.
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 Carlton River — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 23.1% of people live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 45.5% of all homes in the area.
23.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Carlton River, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.2% of families, while 15.0% are one-parent families, a rate higher than most similar areas. Couples without children also represent a large share at 35.4%.
15.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carlton River, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Carlton River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60100/carlton-river/topic/family-households