2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sprent · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Sprent compared to other areas, as more than half of families here include children. This creates a community where most homes are shared, with a typical household of 2.5 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sprent — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
About 20.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 37.9% of all homes.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sprent, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.4% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.6%, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the national average.
12.6% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sprent, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sprent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60627/sprent/topic/family-households