2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Holwell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Holwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Holwell than in most similar areas, with 17.6% of all families fitting this profile. This figure is well above the national average of 14.1%. Most homes in the area are small, with nearly half housing just two people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Holwell — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Holwell has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. About 27.3% of people live alone, a rate that is a little above the Australian average.
27.3% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Holwell, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families here are couples with children (48.5%), followed by couples without children (30.9%). Single parents make up 17.6% of families, which is much higher than most other areas.
17.6% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Holwell, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Holwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60278/holwell/topic/family-households