Clark (Hobart) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Clark (Hobart)

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families have fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011 in Clark (Hobart), reflecting a shifting household landscape. The area now sees a high number of people living alone and typically smaller households than most other regions. This is a place where many residents live in small groups or by themselves.

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📍 Clark (Hobart), State Electorate

Where Clark (Hobart) sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Clark (Hobart) — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clark (Hobart)2.3
Greater Hobart 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.2% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure. Households are typically smaller than in most other areas, with 2.3 people per home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.2% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 35.1%
  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 31.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clark (Hobart) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.5%, which is well below the state average.

11.5% ▼ -49.3%

Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clark (Hobart), Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 (Hobart) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60303/clark/topic/family-households