Flowerpot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Flowerpot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 16.7% of people live alone in Flowerpot, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. This makes the area much more likely to be home to groups or families than other parts of Tasmania. Most households here are larger, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Flowerpot, Suburb / Locality

Where Flowerpot sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Flowerpot — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flowerpot2.6
7163, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Flowerpot are larger than in most areas, with 2.6 people per household. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4, while the 16.7% of people living alone is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Flowerpot, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45.8% of families, while couples without children account for 43.8%. The proportion of one-parent families is 9.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

9.4%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Flowerpot splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Flowerpot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60205/flowerpot/topic/family-households