2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
York Plains · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in York Plains
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families defines the home life of York Plains, where nearly 23% of families fit this description. This is well above the national figure and represents one of the highest rates among similar areas. Most homes here house two or three people.
2.5
▲ +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 York Plains — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Half of all households in York Plains consist of two people, while 25% of residents live alone. This is about the same as the national figure, with a typical home size of 2.5 people.
25.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In York Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.8% of the community, which is well above the Tasmanian rate of 15.9%. Other family types include couples with children at 38.6% and those without children at 28.1%.
22.8% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In York Plains, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 York Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60773/york-plains/topic/family-households