2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Loira · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Loira
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher than usual share of single-person homes defines the residential landscape of Loira. While most households follow typical patterns, nearly 29% of the community live alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.5
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- 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 Loira — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Loira has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 35.6%, followed by those living alone at 28.8%.
28.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Loira, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.5%, a figure that is well below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
10.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Loira, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Loira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60347/loira/topic/family-households