Weegena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Weegena

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.

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📍 Weegena, Suburb / Locality

Where Weegena sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Weegena — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Weegena2.7
7304, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.8%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55.6%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Weegena, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 6 or more (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Weegena, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Weegena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60726/weegena/topic/family-households