3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Upper Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families live in Upper Woodstock than in the rest of the state. This creates a distinct household profile where homes are often larger and more crowded than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Woodstock — higher than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded, with 3.0 people per home compared to the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the fact that 26.1% of households contain six or more people, while only 21.7% of residents live alone.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Upper Woodstock, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 36.8% of the area, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. Most other families are couples with children, who account for 64.9% of the total.
36.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Upper Woodstock, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Upper Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60711/upper-woodstock/topic/family-households