2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Ridgley
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in West Ridgley than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.7 people per home. This makes it a place where larger households are common, as only about a quarter of residents live alone.
2.7
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- 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 Ridgley — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are often larger than the state figure of 2.4 people, with 46.3% of households consisting of two people. This helps explain why the 24.4% of people living alone is well below the Tasmanian average.
24.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Ridgley, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 65.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.8%, which is well below both the national and state figures.
10.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Ridgley, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60739/west-ridgley/topic/family-households