Montagu Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Montagu Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Montagu Bay than in most similar areas. This creates a smaller typical household size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the figures for Tasmania and Australia.

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📍 Montagu Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Montagu Bay sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Montagu Bay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Montagu Bay2.2
7018, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making up 36.1% of all households. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and well above the Tasmanian rate of 29.0%.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 33.1%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Montagu Bay, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.6% of the total, which is much higher than in most areas. This is well above both the state (15.9%) and national (14.1%) figures.

21.6% ▲ +17.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Montagu Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 Montagu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60413/montagu-bay/topic/family-households