2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tonganah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tonganah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are a key feature of Tonganah, where an average of 2.7 people live in each dwelling. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 59.1% of all families.
2.7
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- 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 Tonganah — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, Tonganah has more residents in each dwelling than most other areas. This is a little above the state average of 2.4 and about the same as the national figure of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Tonganah, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 44%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families here are almost exclusively couples, with one-parent families at 0.0%. This is far below both the Tasmanian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tonganah, Couples with children is the majority at 81%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Tonganah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60684/tonganah/topic/family-households