Lorinna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lorinna

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone shapes daily life in Lorinna, where 36% of households consist of just one person. This is far above the national figure of 25.6%, creating a distinct contrast to the area's many large family homes.

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📍 Lorinna, Suburb / Locality

Where Lorinna 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 Lorinna — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lorinna2.4
7306, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 36% of residents live alone, larger households are also common, with 12% of homes containing five people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 36.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lorinna, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (27%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here almost exclusively consist of couples, as there are no one-parent families in the area. This is far below the Tasmanian average of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lorinna, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Lorinna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60355/lorinna/topic/family-households