Hastings · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hastings

How families and households are made up across the area.

62.5% of households in Hastings are made up of people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its very small household sizes and a lack of one-parent families.

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📍 Hastings, Suburb / Locality

Where Hastings sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Hastings — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hastings1.8
7109, TAS 2.5
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hastings holds only 1.8 people, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This reflects the high number of single-person households, which are among the most common in similar areas.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Hastings, 1 person is the majority at 65%; 2 people is next at 35%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families live here, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 66.7% having children and 36.7% without.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hastings, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60262/hastings/topic/family-households