South Riana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Riana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in South Riana than in most similar areas. This community is largely made up of families, with more people sharing each home than is typical across Tasmania.

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📍 South Riana, Suburb / Locality

Where South Riana sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 South Riana — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Riana2.6
7316, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the state average, with 2.6 people per household. Only 17.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In South Riana, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families here are couples with children, making up 54.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.8%, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 15.9%.

10.8% ▼ -28.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Riana, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 South Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60620/south-riana/topic/family-households