2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Preston
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Preston than in most similar areas. It is a place where about 30.5% of households are single-person, a figure well above the national average. While the typical home holds about two people, there is a notable number of single-parent families.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Preston — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30.5% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 40.7%, while the typical home has 2.4 people, matching the Tasmanian average.
30.5% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Preston, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the local mix, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.6%.
17.2% ▲ +112.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Preston, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60521/preston/topic/family-households