2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Howrah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Howrah
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much lower share of people live alone in Howrah compared to the Tasmanian average. Most homes here are family dwellings, with the typical household consisting of two or more people. This creates a family-focused feel that differs from the broader state trend.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Howrah — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Howrah houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 37%, while those living alone make up 25.6% of the total.
25.6% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Howrah, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but lower than the Tasmanian average of 15.9%.
12.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Howrah, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Howrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60281/howrah/topic/family-households