# Family & Households — Coles Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Area: Coles Bay (Suburb / Locality)

Far fewer people share a home in Coles Bay than in most other similar areas. The typical home holds only two people, reflecting a community where many adults live alone or as couples without children.

About 36.4% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home here has only 2.0 people, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 63.2%. One-parent families are very rare here at 3.6%, which is far below both the Tasmanian figure of 15.9% and the national average.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average household size | 2.0 | +0.0% since 2011 |
| One-parent families | 3.6% | -26.9% since 2011 |
| People living alone | 36.4% | +18.1% since 2011 |

**Family composition** — Couples without children 63.2%, Couples with children 35.9%, One-parent families 3.6%

**Household size** — 2 people 48.3%, 1 person 36.4%, 3 people 13.2%, 5 people 3.3%, 4 people 2.6%, 6 or more 2.0%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60121/coles-bay/topic/family-households