Clark (Derwent) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Clark (Derwent)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Clark (Derwent) consist of couples with children. This area has a high proportion of one-parent families and people living alone, though the typical number of people per home is about the same as across Australia.

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📍 Clark (Derwent), State Electorate

Where Clark (Derwent) sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Clark (Derwent) — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clark (Derwent)2.4
Greater Hobart 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people here live alone, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national figure. Two-person households are also common at 31.4%, while the typical home holds 2.4 people.

Household size

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Clark (Derwent) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.7% of the total, a figure that is among the highest for this level and well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.4%.

Family composition

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In Clark (Derwent), Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Clark (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60301/clark/topic/family-households