2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Myrtle Bank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Myrtle Bank than in the rest of the state, with 34.6% of families fitting this description. This high proportion of single parents stands out against a local housing trend where homes are smaller than usual, typically holding just 2.1 people.
2.1
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- 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 Myrtle Bank — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Myrtle Bank are smaller than most, with only 2.1 people per household. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, 1 person is the majority at 60%; 2 people is next at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, making up 34.6% of all families, which is far above the Tasmanian and national figures. Couples without children are the most frequent family type at 42.3%, while couples with children account for 19.2%.
34.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (36%) and Couples with children (20%).
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 Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60441/myrtle-bank/topic/family-households