Kings Meadows · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kings Meadows

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 31% of people in Kings Meadows live on their own, a figure well above the national average. This creates a residential landscape where small households are common, though half of all families still include children.

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📍 Kings Meadows, Suburb / Locality

Where Kings Meadows sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Kings Meadows — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kings Meadows2.3
7249, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are the norm here, with the typical home holding 2.3 people. This is a little below the Australian figure, partly because a high 31.5% of residents live alone.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.5% ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.3%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 31.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kings Meadows splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, which is well above the state and national figures. Roughly half of the families in the area are couples with children.

20.3% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kings Meadows, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Kings Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60306/kings-meadows/topic/family-households