Collinsvale · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Collinsvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.5% of the family types in Collinsvale, making it a strong hub for families. This is a place where homes are generally larger and more crowded than in most other areas, with a very low number of people living alone.

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📍 Collinsvale, Urban Centre

Where Collinsvale sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Collinsvale — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Collinsvale2.8
7012, TAS 2.7
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.8 people live in each home, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and higher than most areas. Only 19.4% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Collinsvale, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.8% of the total, which is among the lowest for this level and well below the national figure. This proportion has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.

6.8% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Collinsvale, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Collinsvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622004/collinsvale/topic/family-households