2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ocean Vista · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ocean Vista
How families and households are made up across the area.
A third of all homes in Ocean Vista are occupied by a single person, making it an area with a high number of sole residents. This contrast between single-person households and larger family homes shapes the local residential landscape. While some homes are quite large, the typical household is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 Ocean Vista — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are much more common here than in most areas, making up 32.1% of the total. This high number of people living alone means the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
32.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ocean Vista, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.7% of families, while one-parent families are rare at 7.8%. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9% and much lower than in most other similar areas.
7.8% ▼ -55.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ocean Vista, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Ocean Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60474/ocean-vista/topic/family-households