West Pine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in West Pine

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living together in West Pine than in many other similar areas, with 2.6 people in the typical home. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. The community is largely made up of families, including a high number of one-parent households.

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📍 West Pine, Suburb / Locality

Where West Pine sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Pine — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
West Pine2.6
7316, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often larger than usual, with 31.3% of households containing three people. About 25% of residents live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 29%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In West Pine, the largest group is 3 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.5%. One-parent families represent 15.7% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

15.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In West Pine, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Pine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60738/west-pine/topic/family-households