2.1 ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
York Town · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in York Town
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households have become more common in York Town, where the typical home now holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the Tasmanian and national figures. The area is now a mix of couples and a significant number of people living on their own.
2.1
▲ +16.7%
- 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 Town — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 63.3% of all homes.
30.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In York Town, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children form the largest group at 57.4%, while 14.8% of families are one-parent households. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the state average.
14.8% ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In York Town, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60774/york-town/topic/family-households