On Census night 8 August 2006, some 82.0% of the 128,662 families usually residing in Tasmania contained couples. Of these, 41.7% were couples with dependent children, 49.5% were couples without children and 8.8% were couples with non-dependent children. Some 16.7% of Tasmanian families were one-parent families.
Couples with dependent children - Local government areas (LGAs) with the largest percentage of couples with dependent children were Kingborough with 39.3%, followed by Southern Midlands and Circular Head, both with 38.3%. Glamorgan/Spring Bay and Flinders had the smallest percentage of couples with dependent children, 26.7% and 26.5% respectively.
Couples with non-dependent children - Latrobe and Southern Midlands recorded the largest percentage of couples with non-dependent children, with 9.0%.
Couples without children - Glamorgan/Spring Bay and Flinders had the largest percentage of couples without children, 58.3% and 56.7% respectively. Brighton had the smallest percentage of couples without children, 30.3%.
One-parent families - Brighton, Glenorchy and Launceston had the largest percentage of one-parent families, with 24.7%, 22.7% and 20.1% respectively.
FAMILY COMPOSITION, Tasmanian local government areas - Census 8 August 2006
 | Couple with dependent
children | Couple with non-dependent children | Couple without children | One parent | Other families | Total
families |
| | | | | | |
| Local government area | % | % | % | % | % | no. |
|
| Greater Hobart-Southern | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Brighton | 36.4 | 7.3 | 30.3 | 24.7 | 1.2 | 3,855 |
| Central Highlands | 32.6 | 5.7 | 48.6 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 617 |
| Clarence | 34.4 | 8.2 | 39.0 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 13,712 |
| Derwent Valley | 35.1 | 8.5 | 39.6 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 2,627 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 26.7 | 4.3 | 58.3 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1,177 |
| Glenorchy | 30.9 | 8.3 | 35.9 | 22.7 | 2.1 | 11,545 |
| Hobart | 35.1 | 5.5 | 41.3 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 11,248 |
| Huon Valley | 36.1 | 6.7 | 42.1 | 14.2 | 1.1 | 3,876 |
| Kingborough | 39.3 | 6.7 | 38.7 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 8,703 |
| Sorell | 35.0 | 7.3 | 39.3 | 17.5 | 0.9 | 3,346 |
| Southern Midlands | 38.3 | 9.0 | 39.1 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 1,584 |
| Tasman | 28.2 | 4.7 | 54.9 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 638 |
| Total | 34.7 | 7.2 | 39.1 | 17.4 | 1.5 | 62,928 |
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| Northern | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Break O'Day | 27.6 | 4.5 | 53.2 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 1,683 |
| Dorset | 33.5 | 6.7 | 45.7 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 1,914 |
| Flinders | 26.5 | 5.5 | 56.7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 238 |
| George Town | 32.2 | 7.4 | 42.1 | 16.9 | 0.9 | 1,842 |
| Launceston | 32.4 | 6.8 | 38.7 | 20.1 | 1.9 | 16,172 |
| Meander Valley | 37.0 | 7.6 | 42.3 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 5,121 |
| Northern Midlands | 36.7 | 7.5 | 42.8 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 3,352 |
| West Tamar | 37.1 | 7.5 | 42.0 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 5,808 |
| Total | 34.0 | 7.0 | 41.5 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 36,130 |
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| Mersey-Lyell | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Burnie | 32.8 | 7.1 | 40.0 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 5,229 |
| Central Coast | 33.4 | 7.6 | 44.1 | 13.9 | 0.9 | 5,936 |
| Circular Head | 38.3 | 7.5 | 40.2 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 2,217 |
| Devonport | 31.1 | 7.3 | 42.0 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 6,629 |
| Kentish | 36.8 | 8.7 | 40.8 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 1,604 |
| King Island | 30.6 | 7.2 | 50.8 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 431 |
| Latrobe | 32.4 | 9.0 | 44.8 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 2,482 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 33.6 | 6.8 | 43.7 | 14.9 | 0.9 | 3,757 |
| West Coast | 36.3 | 5.4 | 43.2 | 14.7 | 0.8 | 1,324 |
| Total | 33.4 | 7.4 | 42.5 | 15.7 | 1.1 | 29,609 |
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| Tasmania | 34.2 | 7.2 | 40.5 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 128,662 |
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Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
Source: 2006 Census Basic Community Profiles (cat. no. 2001.0)
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