Four Mile Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Four Mile Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households have become the norm in Four Mile Creek, where the typical home now holds just two people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 people per home, reflecting a community made up mostly of small family units and couples.

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📍 Four Mile Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Four Mile Creek 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 Four Mile Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Four Mile Creek2.0
7215, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 63.3% of all households. The number of people living alone is 22.4%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Four Mile Creek, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 66.2% of families in Four Mile Creek. One-parent families account for 10.4%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

10.4%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Four Mile Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next 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 Four Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60213/four-mile-creek/topic/family-households