Campbell Town · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Campbell Town

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of all homes in Campbell Town are occupied by just one person. This is far above the national figure and contributes to the area having smaller households than most other places.

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📍 Campbell Town, Suburb / Locality

Where Campbell Town sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Campbell Town — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Campbell Town2.1
7210, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.1 people, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. This is reflected in the local breakdown, where 36.3% of people live alone—a rate well above both the state and national averages.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.3% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.5%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 36.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Campbell Town splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.3%, followed closely by couples without children at 38.4%.

18.3% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Campbell Town splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Campbell Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60094/campbell-town/topic/family-households