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Franklin (Huon) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Franklin (Huon)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Franklin (Huon) compared to most similar areas. This place is largely defined by family living, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children. The typical household size is 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Franklin (Huon), State Electorate

Where Franklin (Huon) sits — Average household size

2.5 —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Franklin (Huon) — lower than 57% of areas.

Franklin (Huon)2.5
Rest of Tas. 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.6% of the area.

Household size

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In Franklin (Huon), the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).

2 people 38.6% 1 person 23.7% 3 people 14.7% 4 people 13.8% 5 people 6.1% 6 or more 3.2%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 54.7%. One-parent families account for 12.6%, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Franklin (Huon), Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Franklin (Huon) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60404/franklin/topic/family-households