1.4 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2021: 1.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Coast · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 1.4 people live in the typical home in West Coast, which is far below the national figure. This low density across households is one of the most striking features of the area's family life.
1.4
▼ -30.0%
- 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 West Coast — lower than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With only 1.4 people per home, West Coast has among the lowest numbers at this level. This is far below the typical household size in Tasmania (2.4) and Australia (2.5).
Household size
View on map →In West Coast, 1 person is the majority at 100%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).
Family composition
View on map →In West Coast, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.
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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60731/west-coast/topic/family-households