2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ulverstone · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Ulverstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 33% of people in Ulverstone live alone, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than most other areas. The community is mostly made up of small households and a high proportion of couples.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ulverstone — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Ulverstone hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend has edged down since 2011, with 32.9% of residents now living alone—well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
32.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ulverstone, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 46% of families are couples with children, while 17.6% are one-parent families. This last group is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion of single-parent families has fallen since 2011.
17.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ulverstone, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL613001/ulverstone/topic/family-households