2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clark (Nelson) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Clark (Nelson)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of single-parent families than most similar areas define the domestic life of Clark (Nelson). This is a place where over half of all families consist of couples with children, contributing to a stable household profile that aligns closely with national trends.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 (Nelson) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Clark (Nelson) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Clark (Nelson) houses 2.5 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011 and is about the same as the national average. About 26.1% of residents live alone, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure.
26.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clark (Nelson), the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a majority of families here at 54.6%. Only 9.9% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.9% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clark (Nelson), Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Clark (Nelson)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Clark (Nelson) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60310/clark/topic/family-households