Upper Woodstock · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Woodstock

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.

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📍 Upper Woodstock, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Woodstock sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Woodstock — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Woodstock3.0
7150, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Woodstock, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (20%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 36.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Woodstock, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 34%.

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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60711/upper-woodstock/topic/family-households