Currie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of people live alone in Currie, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the area has much smaller households than most other parts of the country.

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Where Currie sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Currie — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currie2.0
7256, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Currie has just 2.0 people, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5. Roughly 39.5% of households are single people, which is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.5% ▲ +9.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 39.6%
  • 2021: 39.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Currie splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 44.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.8%, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.9%.

10.8% ▼ -12.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Currie splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/family-households