Pyengana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pyengana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the largest group in Pyengana, representing 36.1% of families. This is a small-scale residential area where homes tend to be slightly smaller than the national figure, with a high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Pyengana, Suburb / Locality

Where Pyengana sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Pyengana — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pyengana2.2
7216, TAS 2.0
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pyengana holds 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas. This trend is reflected in the fact that 28.9% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pyengana, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Other common family types include couples with children at 30.6%.

15.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pyengana, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Pyengana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60527/pyengana/topic/family-households