Oldina · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oldina

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 12% of Oldina households have six or more people, a striking figure for an area where typical homes are larger than those in most other places. This suggests a community with a high proportion of large family groups living together.

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📍 Oldina, Suburb / Locality

Where Oldina sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +18.2%
  • 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 Oldina — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oldina2.6
7325, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the Tasmania figure, with 2.6 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Oldina, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 43.6%, followed closely by couples with children at 39.3%. One-parent families account for 15.4% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

15.4% ▲ +325.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Oldina splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 Oldina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60476/oldina/topic/family-households