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 Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Launceston
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher than usual number of people living alone has become a key feature of West Launceston. While half of all families here are couples with children, the area sees a much higher rate of single-person households compared to most other places.
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 Launceston — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are very common, making up 31.8% of all households, which is well above the national figure. Because of this, the typical home in West Launceston has 2.3 people, slightly fewer than the Australian average of 2.5.
31.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Launceston splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.6% of families, while 14.1% are one-parent families. This last group is more common here than in most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the national average.
14.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Launceston, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60734/west-launceston/topic/family-households