Deloraine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Deloraine

How families and households are made up across the area.

A significantly higher share of people live alone in Deloraine than in most other areas. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Deloraine, Suburb / Locality

Where Deloraine sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Deloraine — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Deloraine2.2
7304, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 29.0% and the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Deloraine holds 2.2 people, slightly lower than the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.7% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Deloraine splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16.0% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and about the same as the state average.

16.0% ▲ +5.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Deloraine, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Deloraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60148/deloraine/topic/family-households