Kayena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kayena

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Kayena, where the typical home holds more than one person. This creates a community where most residents are part of a shared household, with the typical home containing 2.2 people.

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📍 Kayena, Suburb / Locality

Where Kayena sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Kayena — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kayena2.2
7270, TAS 2.2
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.8% of people live by themselves, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 53.7% of all homes in the area.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kayena, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most frequent family type at 56.7%. One-parent families make up 10% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.0% ▲ +80.5%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kayena, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 33%.

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 Kayena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60298/kayena/topic/family-households