2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dowsing Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dowsing Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most similar areas define Dowsing Point, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This reflects a high number of people living alone and a family structure that differs significantly from state and national norms.
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 Dowsing Point — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A third of residents live alone, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 29% and the national rate of 25.6%. This explains why home sizes are much lower than most areas, with only 18.2% of households containing three people and none with four or more.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dowsing Point splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 35.2% of the area, a figure that is far above both the state (+19 points) and national (+21 points) averages. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, though couples without children are the most common family type at 40.7%.
35.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Dowsing Point splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (31%), with Couples with children at 28%.
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 Dowsing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60167/dowsing-point/topic/family-households