2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Emu Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Emu Heights are couples with children, making it the most common family type here. However, the area also sees a very high number of people living alone compared to other parts of the country. This mix contributes to a typical home size that is slightly smaller than the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Emu Heights — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 33.8% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because so many people live solo, there are only 2.2 people per home, a little below the typical Australian household size of 2.5.
33.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emu Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.9% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Tasmanian and Australian averages. In contrast, couples with children are the largest group at 46%.
21.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emu Heights, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60190/emu-heights/topic/family-households