Honeywood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Honeywood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Honeywood than in most similar areas. This community is defined by large households and a very high proportion of families with children, which stands in stark contrast to the typical Tasmanian living arrangement.

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📍 Honeywood, Suburb / Locality

Where Honeywood sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +3.2%
  • 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 Honeywood — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Honeywood3.2
7017, TAS 2.6
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, household sizes are well above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 9.9%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.2 ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.9% ▼ -36.4%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Honeywood splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (28%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are very common here, making up 70.1% of all households. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 8.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.6% ▲ +11.9%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Honeywood, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Honeywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60279/honeywood/topic/family-households