2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Liffey · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Liffey
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Liffey than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about two people, nearly 27% of households consist of just one person. This mix of small and large homes creates a varied residential profile for the area.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Liffey — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Liffey has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Two-person homes are the most common at 39.1%, while 26.6% of residents live alone.
26.6% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Liffey, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 49.6%. One-parent families account for 11% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.
11.0% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Liffey, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Liffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60338/liffey/topic/family-households