Myalla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Myalla

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger living arrangements has seen Myalla evolve into a place where homes are more crowded than the national average. The typical home now holds 2.8 people, making it much more populous than most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the high number of larger family groups living together.

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📍 Myalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Myalla sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Myalla — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Myalla2.8
7325, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical 2.8 people per home, Myalla is much more crowded than most areas. This is consistent with only 15% of people living alone, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 29%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Myalla, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 5 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 68% of families here. One-parent families account for 14% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

14.0%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Myalla, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Myalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60440/myalla/topic/family-households