Egg Lagoon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Egg Lagoon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a roof in Egg Lagoon than in the rest of the country. This small area is marked by a much lower number of residents per home compared to most other places in Australia.

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📍 Egg Lagoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Egg Lagoon sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Egg Lagoon — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Egg Lagoon2.0
7256, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.0 people per home, household sizes are well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is also a little below the Tasmanian average of 2.4, and much lower than most similar areas.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Egg Lagoon, 1 person is the majority at 77%; 2 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 44%, ahead of One-parent families (22%).

Family composition

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In Egg Lagoon, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 33%.

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 Egg Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60182/egg-lagoon/topic/family-households