2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
George Town · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in George Town
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of one-parent families defines the household makeup in George Town, where 23.6% of families fall into this group. This is well above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas. Most homes here are small, with a typical household containing just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 George Town — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common in George Town, with 33.4% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia, and it helps explain why the typical home has fewer people than most areas.
33.4% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →George Town splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the total, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 41.9%, followed by couples without children at 33.9%.
23.6% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In George Town, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60225/george-town/topic/family-households