Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Stuart

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little over a quarter of people in Mount Stuart live alone, which is a little above the national figure. This area sees a strong mix of household types, with a typical home holding 2.4 people.

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📍 Mount Stuart, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Stuart sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Mount Stuart — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Stuart2.4
7000, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 33.4%. People living alone make up 27.7% of households, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Stuart, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.3%. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.

11.2% ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Stuart, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/family-households