Hollow Tree · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hollow Tree

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Hollow Tree than in most similar areas. This is a community where family life varies widely, with a notably high number of single parents compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Hollow Tree, Suburb / Locality

Where Hollow Tree sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Hollow Tree — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hollow Tree2.8
7140, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Hollow Tree are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Hollow Tree, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 23.8% of the area, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%. Other family types include couples without children at 42.9% and couples with children at 28.6%.

23.8%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.9%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hollow Tree, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (30%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Hollow Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60277/hollow-tree/topic/family-households