2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Orielton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Orielton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Orielton, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy community with very few residents living by themselves.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Orielton — higher than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to 2.4 in Tasmania. Only 14.7% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
14.7% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Orielton, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 60.9% of the mix. One-parent families account for 10.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.1% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Orielton, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Orielton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60480/orielton/topic/family-households