Quoiba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Quoiba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Quoiba are couples with children. This is the most common family type in the area, though a high number of people living alone helps keep the typical home size small.

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Where Quoiba sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Quoiba — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Quoiba2.3
7310, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the usual household size of 2.3 people is lower than in most other areas.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.6% ▲ +61.2%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 29.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Quoiba, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.6% of families, while 14.6% are one-parent families. This one-parent figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it is a little below the Tasmanian average.

14.6% ▲ +48.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Quoiba, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Quoiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60532/quoiba/topic/family-households