West Mooreville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in West Mooreville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero people live alone in West Mooreville, making it an area where every single home is shared. This stands in stark contrast to the rest of the country, resulting in a typical household size of 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 West Mooreville, Suburb / Locality

Where West Mooreville sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Mooreville — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
West Mooreville2.8
7321, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with nearly 43% housing two people and 21% housing three. This helps explain why the number of people living alone is far below the Tasmanian and national figures.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In West Mooreville, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.7% of families, while those without children account for 34.8%. Only 2.6% are one-parent families, a figure that is far below the national and state averages.

2.6%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In West Mooreville, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Mooreville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60737/west-mooreville/topic/family-households