2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Upper Stowport · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Upper Stowport
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Upper Stowport are couples with children, making this the most common family type. The area has a unique mix of large households and a very high number of people living on their own. Overall, it is a place where family life is prominent, yet single-person homes are much more frequent than in other regions.
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 Upper Stowport — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most areas, with a typical 2.7 people per dwelling. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure, though 35.3% of residents live alone, which is well above the national rate of 25.6%.
35.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Upper Stowport splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (30%), with 5 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while 28.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.3%, a figure that is higher than most areas and about the same as the Australian average.
14.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Upper Stowport, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Stowport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60710/upper-stowport/topic/family-households