Goulds Country · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goulds Country

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 61% of families in Goulds Country are couples with children. This makes them the most common family type in the area, though there is also a notable number of single parents compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Goulds Country, Suburb / Locality

Where Goulds Country sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Goulds Country — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goulds Country2.3
7216, TAS 2.0
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here generally hold 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. About 28.2% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly above the national average of 25.6%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.2%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goulds Country, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

17.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goulds Country, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Goulds Country [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60242/goulds-country/topic/family-households