2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moltema · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 45% of households are made up of people living alone in Moltema. This is a very high rate compared to most other areas and is far above both the state and national figures. While many residents live alone, those in family units are mostly couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moltema — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Moltema has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure. This is partly because 44.4% of households consist of just one person, a rate far above the Tasmanian average of 29.0%.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
44.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Moltema, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.7% of families. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 9.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Moltema, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moltema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60411/moltema/topic/family-households