2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Snug · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Snug
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 65% of families in Snug are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This high proportion of children helps explain why the typical home here is larger than in most other areas. Most households consist of two or more people, while those living alone are less common than in the state average.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Snug — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Snug typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the fact that only 24.1% of people live alone, which is well below the state average of 29.0%.
24.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Snug, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.3% of local families, while one-parent families account for 12.3%. This share of single-parent homes is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and well below Tasmania's 15.9%.
12.3% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Snug, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60607/snug/topic/family-households