2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mengha · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mengha
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than the state or national average defines the household landscape in Mengha. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the area sees a notable gap in family structures compared to the rest of Tasmania.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Mengha — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 23.1% of people live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Most homes are small, with 51.9% containing just two people.
23.1% ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mengha, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 24%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21% of the total, a figure well above both the state (15.9%) and national (14.1%) averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 39.5%.
21.0% ▲ +112.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mengha, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) 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 Mengha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60397/mengha/topic/family-households