Kaoota · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kaoota

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.

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📍 Kaoota, Suburb / Locality

Where Kaoota sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Kaoota — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kaoota2.6
7150, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▲ +12.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kaoota, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kaoota, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 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 Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/family-households