2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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Family & Households in Not in any Significant Urban Area
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the household landscape in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) since 2011. This rural region sees a typical home hold 2.3 people, which is slightly lower than the national figure. While many households consist of couples, one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.4% of people now live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits a little above the Australian average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.2% of all homes.
28.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.9% of families, while 36.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
13.4% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households