2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Smithton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Smithton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Smithton consist of couples with children. This is the most common family type in the area, though it sits alongside a notably high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Smithton — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Smithton holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. A high proportion of residents live by themselves, with 30.8% of households consisting of one person, a figure well above the national average.
30.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Smithton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure.
14.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Smithton, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60606/smithton/topic/family-households