2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Weegena · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Weegena, where 2.7 people live in the typical home. This area is defined by family life, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weegena — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 8.8%, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. Most homes are shared, with 41.2% of households containing two people and 11.8% holding six or more.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Weegena, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 6 or more (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common, and couples with children make up 55.7% of the mix. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, making up only 5.7% of the total.
5.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Weegena, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Weegena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60726/weegena/topic/family-households