Broadmarsh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Broadmarsh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Broadmarsh, accounting for 62.2% of families. This creates a family-focused environment where homes are larger and people are less likely to live alone compared to other areas. Most households are larger than the typical Tasmanian home.

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Where Broadmarsh sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Broadmarsh — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Broadmarsh2.7
7030, TAS 2.6
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Broadmarsh has 2.7 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. Only 14.3% of people live alone, a rate far below both the state and national figures.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▼ -37.7%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Broadmarsh, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.7% of the total, which is well below the 15.9% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.

7.7% ▼ -14.6%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Broadmarsh, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Broadmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60077/broadmarsh/topic/family-households