Loorana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Loorana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Six out of ten families in Loorana consist of couples with children. This makes them the most common family type in the area, though a fair number of residents also live alone.

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📍 Loorana, Suburb / Locality

Where Loorana 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 Loorana — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Loorana2.4
7256, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Loorana holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. About 27.1% of people live alone, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Loorana, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is well below the state and national figures. Most families are couples, with 60.4% having children and 31.7% without.

10.9%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Loorana, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Loorana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60354/loorana/topic/family-households