2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cornwall · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cornwall
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 45% of all households in Cornwall are people living alone, which is among the highest proportions for any similar area. This high number of single-person homes means the place has a much lower number of people per home than most areas, with a typical household size of 2.1 people.
2.1
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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 Cornwall — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 44.7% of people here live alone, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 29%. This helps explain why the typical home in Cornwall holds only 2.1 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
44.7% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cornwall, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.4% of the total, which is far above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is one of the highest proportions for this type of family among similar areas.
25.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cornwall, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (27%).
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 Cornwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60129/cornwall/topic/family-households