Ringarooma · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ringarooma

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Ringarooma than in most similar areas. This shift helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Ringarooma, Suburb / Locality

Where Ringarooma sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Ringarooma — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ringarooma2.2
7263, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.8% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 29.0%. Two-person households are the most common at 39.4%, while 15.3% of homes house three people.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.8% ▲ +69.1%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 32.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ringarooma, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.9% of families, while those without children account for 40.3%. Only 10.2% are one-parent families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.2% ▼ -39.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ringarooma, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Ringarooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60554/ringarooma/topic/family-households