Bass (Windermere) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Bass (Windermere)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people live alone in Bass (Windermere), a figure well above the national average. This area has a distinct household makeup where single-person homes are common and one-parent families are much more frequent than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Bass (Windermere), State Electorate

Where Bass (Windermere) sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass (Windermere) — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bass (Windermere)2.4
Rest of Tas. 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.3% of residents live alone, which is much higher than in most similar areas. With 34.9% of homes holding two people, the typical household size is 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.3% ▲ +1.5%

Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 30.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bass (Windermere) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.6% of the total, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. This contrasts with couples with children, who form 47.7% of families here.

21.6% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bass (Windermere), the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Bass (Windermere) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60115/bass/topic/family-households