Barretta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barretta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Barretta are occupied by just one person. This makes the area stand out for its small household sizes, with the typical home holding far fewer people than the state or national figures.

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📍 Barretta, Suburb / Locality

Where Barretta sits — Average household size

1.7
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barretta — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barretta1.7
7054, TAS 2.8
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 47.1% of people here live alone, which is far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Because of this, the typical home in Barretta has only 1.7 people, among the lowest rates for similar areas.

1.7

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Barretta splits fairly evenly between 1 person (47%) and 2 people (44%), with 4 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the biggest family group at 59.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national averages.

Family composition

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In Barretta, Couples without children is the majority at 64%; Couples with children is next at 24%.

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 Barretta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60031/barretta/topic/family-households