2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pontypool · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pontypool
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families have become a much more prominent part of the home life in Pontypool since 2011. While most households are headed by couples, a quarter of all families are now led by a single parent, a figure far above the national average.
2.5
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- 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 Pontypool — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Pontypool holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Pontypool, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 25% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.9%, while those with children account for 29.2%.
25.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pontypool, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Pontypool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60512/pontypool/topic/family-households