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Tasman Council area

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In Tasman Council area, 13.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.2% in Glenorchy City.

Tasman Council area's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Tasman Council area's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Tasman Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glenorchy City %Number%Glenorchy City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18113.823.216415.122.3+17
Couples without children41431.523.136733.721.5+47
One parent families967.314.1817.414.3+15
Other families100.81.460.61.3+4
Group household251.94.1252.33.40
Lone person43333.030.332329.731.8+110
Other not classifiable household614.63.1867.94.6-25
Visitor only households947.20.7363.30.8+58
Total households1,314100.0100.01,088100.0100.0+226
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tasman Council area in 2021 compared to Glenorchy City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% were one-parent families, compared with 23.2% and 14.1% respectively for Glenorchy City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 33.0% compared to 30.3% in Glenorchy City while the proportion of couples without children was 31.5% compared to 23.1% in Glenorchy City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tasman Council area increased by 226 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Tasman Council area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+110 households)

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