Bracknell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bracknell

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Bracknell include children, reflecting a strong presence of parents in the area. The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Bracknell sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bracknell — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bracknell2.5
7302, TAS 2.5
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 39.8%. While 25.3% of people live alone, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▲ +36.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bracknell, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.1%. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.6% ▲ +42.7%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bracknell, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Bracknell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60065/bracknell/topic/family-households