2.5 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carrick · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Carrick
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in living arrangements has occurred in Carrick (L) since 2011, with the typical home now holding more people. The area is largely made up of families, with 58.6% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.5
▲ +31.6%
- 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 Carrick — higher than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
People per home have risen to 2.5 since 2011, which is higher than most areas. This shift is mirrored by a sharp 15 point drop in the number of people living alone, now sitting at 25.8%.
25.8% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Carrick, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common here, with couples with children making up 58.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.
12.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carrick, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Carrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621005/carrick/topic/family-households