2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Port Sorell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Port Sorell are couples with children, making it the most common family type in the area. This balance between families and smaller households creates a community where the typical home holds just over two people.
2.3
▼ -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 Port Sorell — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 45.3% of all households. Those living alone account for 24.2%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%.
24.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Sorell, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 41.5% of families, while one-parent families are slightly less common at 11.7%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the state's 15.9%.
11.7% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Port Sorell splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60516/port-sorell/topic/family-households