2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Hobart
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people are living alone in West Hobart, which has seen a shift in its household makeup since 2011. The area is now home to many small households, with 28.9% of people living by themselves.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Hobart — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in West Hobart holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. Two-person households are the most common at 35.7%, while those living alone are well above the national figure.
28.9% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Hobart, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.1% of families here. At 11.0%, one-parent families are well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
11.0% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Hobart, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children 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 West Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60732/west-hobart/topic/family-households