2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kaoota · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Kaoota than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, making it a place where few residents live by themselves compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kaoota — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Only 17% of people live alone, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Most homes are occupied by two people (33%) or four people (25%).
2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.0% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Kaoota, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 1 person (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6%. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.
13.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kaoota, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/family-households