Invermay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Invermay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Invermay than in most similar areas. This makes it a place of smaller households, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Invermay, Suburb / Locality

Where Invermay sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Invermay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Invermay2.2
7248, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A huge 37.3% of residents live by themselves, a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%. Consequently, one-person homes are the most common, making up 37.3% of all households.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.3% ▼ -5.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 43.7%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Invermay, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are among the highest at this level, making up 24% of families. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.

24.0% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Invermay, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60288/invermay/topic/family-households