Lileah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lileah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all households in Lileah are made up of just one person. This is a striking figure that puts the area far above both the state and national averages for people living alone.

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📍 Lileah, Suburb / Locality

Where Lileah sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Lileah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lileah2.4
7330, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 46.9% of residents live alone, which is far above the 29.0% seen across Tasmania. Despite this, the typical home has 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.9%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 46.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lileah, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 3 people (27%) and 2 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.0% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type here, accounting for 59.0% of families.

23.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lileah, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 Lileah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60339/lileah/topic/family-households