2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tunnel · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tunnel
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost three people per home is much higher than most areas in Tunnel, where households tend to be larger than the usual Tasmanian home. This is a place where most homes are occupied by families, with nearly 80% being couples with children.
2.9
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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 Tunnel — higher than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This larger size is reflected in the fact that only 23.1% of people live alone, which is well below the state average.
23.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Tunnel splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 4 people (36%), with 1 person at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 79.5% of the mix. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tunnel, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 13%.
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 Tunnel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60698/tunnel/topic/family-households