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Lyons (McIntyre) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Lyons (McIntyre)

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher-than-average share of people living alone defines the households of Lyons (McIntyre). While typical home sizes are similar to the rest of Tasmania, about 30% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Lyons (McIntyre), State Electorate

Where Lyons (McIntyre) sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyons (McIntyre) — lower than 86% of areas.

Lyons (McIntyre)2.3
Rest of Tas. 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 30.2% of households are single people, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

Household size

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In Lyons (McIntyre), the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).

2 people 39.8% 1 person 30.2% 3 people 12.9% 4 people 10.1% 5 people 4.7% 6 or more 2.3%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families are couples with children, making up 47.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.

Family composition

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In Lyons (McIntyre), the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Lyons (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60506/lyons/topic/family-households