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.
White Hills · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is White Hills — higher than 57% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.4% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In White Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In White Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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