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At the 2001 Census, some 82.1% of the 124,078 families counted in Tasmania contained couples. Of these, 36.4% were couples with dependent children, 38.4% were couples without children and 7.3% were couples with non-dependent children. Some 16.5% of Tasmanian families were one-parent families.
Couples with dependent children - Circular Head and Kingborough local government areas (LGAs) had the largest percentage of couples with dependent children, 42.5% and 42.3% respectively. Glamorgan/Spring Bay and Tasman had the smallest percentage of couples with dependent children, 27.0% and 30.9% respectively.
Couples without children - Glamorgan/Spring Bay and Tasman had the largest percentage of couples without children, 54.9% and 51.3% respectively. Brighton had the smallest percentage of couples without children, 26.0%, well below all other LGAs.
Couples with non-dependent children - King Island, Latrobe, and Derwent Valley recorded the largest percentage of couples with non-dependent children, with 9.3%, 8.9% and 8.8% respectively.
One-parent families - Brighton, Glenorchy and Launceston had the largest percentage of one-parent families, with 24.8%, 21.5% and 20.2% respectively.
FAMILY TYPE, Tasmanian local government areas - Census 2001
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 | | Couple with dependent children | Couple with non-dependent
children | Couple without children | One parent | Other family | Total families |
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| Local government area | % | % | % | % | % | no. |
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| Greater Hobart-Southern | | | | | | |
| Brighton | 40.1 | 8.2 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 0.9 | 3,439 |
| Central Highlands | 36.7 | 7.9 | 42.4 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 621 |
| Clarence | 36.5 | 8.0 | 37.7 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 13,403 |
| Derwent Valley | 38.0 | 8.8 | 36.6 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 2,508 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 27.0 | 6.6 | 54.9 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 1,129 |
| Glenorchy | 33.1 | 8.3 | 35.4 | 21.5 | 1.8 | 11,581 |
| Hobart | 35.3 | 5.0 | 40.6 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 11,054 |
| Huon Valley | 38.8 | 6.6 | 38.3 | 15.2 | 1.1 | 3,602 |
| Kingborough | 42.3 | 6.9 | 35.8 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 7,998 |
| Sorell | 38.9 | 6.2 | 36.0 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 2,998 |
| Southern Midlands | 40.8 | 7.8 | 37.3 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 1,572 |
| Tasman | 30.9 | 4.8 | 51.3 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 631 |
| Total | 36.8 | 7.2 | 37.3 | 17.3 | 1.4 | 60,536 |
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| Northern | | | | | | |
| Break O'Day | 31.7 | 5.6 | 49.0 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 1,592 |
| Dorset | 37.2 | 6.0 | 43.7 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 1,968 |
| Flinders | 34.0 | 8.0 | 45.4 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 238 |
| George Town | 35.8 | 7.1 | 39.0 | 17.2 | 0.9 | 1,766 |
| Launceston | 33.0 | 7.4 | 37.2 | 20.2 | 2.3 | 15,809 |
| Meander Valley | 39.8 | 7.4 | 39.8 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 4,888 |
| Northern Midlands | 39.9 | 8.5 | 39.6 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 3,251 |
| West Tamar | 39.2 | 7.0 | 40.7 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 5,510 |
| Total | 35.9 | 7.2 | 39.4 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 35,022 |
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| Mersey-Lyell | | | | | | |
| Burnie | 35.6 | 7.2 | 38.8 | 17.4 | 1.0 | 4,972 |
| Central Coast | 36.4 | 7.7 | 40.9 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 5,705 |
| Circular Head | 42.5 | 8.5 | 35.8 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 2,111 |
| Devonport | 32.9 | 7.1 | 40.3 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 6,460 |
| Kentish | 41.3 | 8.2 | 37.6 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 1,480 |
| King Island | 33.3 | 9.3 | 47.1 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 471 |
| Latrobe | 34.9 | 8.9 | 41.9 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 2,263 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 37.0 | 7.5 | 39.5 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 3,636 |
| West Coast | 41.2 | 6.7 | 36.8 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 1,422 |
| Total | 36.3 | 7.6 | 39.7 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 28,520 |
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| Tasmania | 36.4 | 7.3 | 38.4 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 124,078 |
Source: ABS data available on request, Census of Population and Housing and 2001 Census Basic Community Profiles (BCPs) |
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