Beauty Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beauty Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-person homes is a standout feature of Beauty Point, where 34% of people live alone. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%. It makes the area feel smaller and quieter, with typical homes holding far fewer people than those in most other Australian suburbs.

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Where Beauty Point sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 Beauty Point — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beauty Point2.0
7270, TAS 2.2
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds just 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high proportion of small households, with 44.9% of homes containing two people and 34% containing just one.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.0% ▲ +18.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 34.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beauty Point, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.9% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Other family types are also common, with 47.1% of families being couples without children.

18.9% ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beauty Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Beauty Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60036/beauty-point/topic/family-households