Montana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Montana

How families and households are made up across the area.

A total absence of one-parent families sets Montana apart from the rest of the state and country. The area is dominated by couples with children, making it a very family-focused community where homes are generally more crowded than the state average.

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Where Montana sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Montana — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Montana2.7
7304, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Montana typically house 2.7 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4 and higher than most similar areas.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Montana splits fairly evenly between 2 people (45%) and 3 people (41%), with 1 person at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 90.5% of families here. In a stark contrast to the national figure of 14.1%, there are no one-parent families in the area.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Montana, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Montana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60414/montana/topic/family-households