Spreyton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spreyton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Spreyton are lived in by couples with children. This makes families the central part of the local community, though a significant number of one-parent households also live here.

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📍 Spreyton, Suburb / Locality

Where Spreyton sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Spreyton — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spreyton2.4
7310, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes house two people, while 23.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. The typical home has 2.4 people, about the same as both the state and national figures.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spreyton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.9% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.9% ▲ +28.3%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spreyton, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Spreyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60628/spreyton/topic/family-households