2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Royal George · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Royal George
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of one-parent families is the standout feature of Royal George. While most homes have a typical size of 2.5 people, over a fifth of all families are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure.
2.5
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- 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 Royal George — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 26.1% of people here live alone, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. Most homes contain either one or three people.
26.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Royal George splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 3 people (40%), with 2 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.5% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian average of 15.9%. Most other families consist of couples with children, accounting for 63.6%.
20.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Royal George, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
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 Royal George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60579/royal-george/topic/family-households