Electrona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Electrona

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Electrona than in most similar areas. The suburb is largely defined by families, with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Electrona, Suburb / Locality

Where Electrona sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Electrona — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Electrona2.8
7054, TAS 2.8
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per house, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. Only 14.8% of people live alone, a rate far below the 29% seen across Tasmania.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▼ -18.3%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Electrona, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.4%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.1% of the total.

17.1% ▲ +96.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Electrona, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Electrona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60185/electrona/topic/family-households