2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Roland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Roland than in most similar areas, contributing to a community where homes are more likely to be shared. With over half of all families raising children, the area maintains a strong domestic focus compared to other small towns.
2.3
—
- 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 Roland — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is about the same as the Tasmania figure. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the state average of 29%.
18.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Roland splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 3 people (35%), with 1 person at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the community, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most families are couples, with 53.8% having children and 44.6% without.
16.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Roland, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (39%) 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 Roland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60565/roland/topic/family-households