Pelverata · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pelverata

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 5.9% of families in Pelverata are headed by one parent, a figure far below the state and national averages. This small community is largely made up of couples, with few people living on their own compared to other areas.

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📍 Pelverata, Suburb / Locality

Where Pelverata sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Pelverata — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pelverata2.5
7150, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pelverata holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 20% of residents live alone, which is well below the 29% seen across Tasmania.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pelverata, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 47.3% raising children and 43.7% without. This explains why one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas.

5.9% ▼ -36.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Pelverata splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (49%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 6%.

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 Pelverata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60500/pelverata/topic/family-households