Pawleena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pawleena

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Pawleena, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This is a place where few people live alone and family groups are the norm, with over 60% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Pawleena, Suburb / Locality

Where Pawleena sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Pawleena — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pawleena2.9
7172, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than the national figure, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the fact that only 15.2% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.2%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pawleena, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, but one-parent families are rare at 6.4%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%. Most families are couples, with 60.6% raising children and 35.1% without.

6.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pawleena, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Pawleena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60495/pawleena/topic/family-households