2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Preservation Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Preservation Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger home sizes and a low number of single-person households shape daily life in Preservation Bay. Most residents live in family groups, with 2.7 people per home, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
2.7
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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 Preservation Bay — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at just 15.8%, which is far below the Tasmanian average. Instead, homes are often shared, with 36.8% of households containing two people and 31.6% holding four.
15.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Preservation Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (31%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common in the area, with 58.8% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Preservation Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Preservation Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60520/preservation-bay/topic/family-households