Montello · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Montello

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Montello are couples with children. While this is the most common setup, the area also has a very high number of people living alone compared to other regions. These different living patterns mean the typical home here is smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Montello, Suburb / Locality

Where Montello 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 Montello — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Montello2.2
7320, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Montello holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 34.5% of people live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

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.

34.5% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.3%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Montello splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the total, which is among the highest at this level and well above the state figure of 15.9%.

22.6% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Montello, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Montello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60415/montello/topic/family-households