Stony Rise · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stony Rise

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people now share homes in Stony Rise than in previous years, with a typical household size of 2.6 people. This is a family-focused area where few people live on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Stony Rise sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -10.3%
  • 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 Stony Rise — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stony Rise2.6
7310, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 19.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%. Because of this, the 2.6 people per home is a little above the state average.

2.6 ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.7% ▲ +31.7%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stony Rise, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families here are couples with children, at 55.6%. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.1% ▲ +51.2%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stony Rise, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Stony Rise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60642/stony-rise/topic/family-households