Lanena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lanena

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Lanena have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on couples. Most households here are small, and the area has far fewer people living alone than the state and national averages.

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📍 Lanena, Suburb / Locality

Where Lanena sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Lanena — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lanena2.4
7275, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Lanena hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Tasmania and Australia. Very few people live alone here, at 17.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6% ▼ -8.8%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lanena, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families, with 49.8% having no children and 44.6% having children. One-parent families account for 9.4%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.4% ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lanena, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Lanena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60318/lanena/topic/family-households