Tunnack · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tunnack

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of people living alone defines the household makeup in Tunnack compared to other similar areas. The area has shifted since 2011 toward a mix of small households and single-parent families. Only 2.3 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the national figure.

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Where Tunnack sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 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 Tunnack — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tunnack2.3
7120, TAS 2.2
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 44.2% housing two people and 32.6% housing just one person.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% ▲ +14.6%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tunnack, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.2% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.7%, followed closely by couples without children at 38.9%.

16.2% ▲ +106.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Tunnack splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 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 Tunnack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60697/tunnack/topic/family-households