Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wattle Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Wattle Grove than in the rest of the state, with only 3.3% of households fitting this profile. This small community is mostly made up of couples, and the typical home holds 2.3 people.

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📍 Wattle Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Wattle Grove sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Wattle Grove — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wattle Grove2.3
7109, TAS 2.5
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes in Wattle Grove house just two people. While 25% of people live alone, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wattle Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 51.1% being couples without children and 43.5% being couples with children. The 3.3% of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

3.3%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wattle Grove, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 44%.

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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60722/wattle-grove/topic/family-households