2.3 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Sorell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families than most areas define the household landscape in Sorell. While about 20% of families are led by a single parent, the typical home holds 2.3 people. This reflects a mix of family types across the community.
2.3
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- 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 Sorell — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, a figure that has risen since 2016. While 30.6% of residents live alone—well above the national figure—this is a drop from the 40% seen five years ago.
30.6% —
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sorell splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.1% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while 30% are couples without children.
20.1% —
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/family-households