White Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in White Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in White Hills compared to most similar areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. A typical home here has 2.6 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.

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Where White Hills sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +4.0%
  • 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 White Hills — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
White Hills2.6
7258, TAS 2.7
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 46% of homes are shared by two people, while only 15.4% of residents live alone. This is far below the 29% seen across Tasmania.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4% ▼ -21.2%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In White Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 54.9%. Only 9.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below both the state and national figures.

9.2% ▲ +48.5%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In White Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 White Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60750/white-hills/topic/family-households