Upper Esk · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Esk

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home than most similar areas defines Upper Esk. The typical household here is much smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Upper Esk, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Esk sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Upper Esk — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Esk1.9
7214, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 1.9 people per home, households in Upper Esk are well below the Tasmanian figure of 2.4 and the Australian figure of 2.5.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Upper Esk, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 82%, ahead of One-parent families (35%).

Family composition

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In Upper Esk, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Upper Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60707/upper-esk/topic/family-households