2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Ulverstone · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Ulverstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in West Ulverstone live alone, making it a place where single-person households are much more common than in most other areas. This trend is seen alongside a high number of single-parent families, creating a local landscape with a diverse range of home lives.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Ulverstone — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. While two-person homes are the most common at 40.1%, those living alone make up 29.4% of households, a figure well above the Australian average.
29.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Ulverstone, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national figure. Couples with children are the largest group at 45.3%, followed by couples without children at 35.8%.
18.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Ulverstone, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60742/west-ulverstone/topic/family-households