Lutana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lutana

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Lutana consist of just one or two people, reflecting a community with a high number of single dwellers. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has a notably high proportion of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Lutana sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Lutana — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lutana2.4
7009, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 31.7% of households containing just one person. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%, though the overall number of people per home is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lutana splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.8% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This high proportion of single-parent homes stands out against the state average, where the figure is 15.9%.

21.8% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lutana, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Lutana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60373/lutana/topic/family-households