Chasm Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chasm Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A notable shift in home life has occurred in Chasm Creek since 2011. The area is now dominated by small households, with 36% of people living alone—a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Chasm Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Chasm Creek sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Chasm Creek — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chasm Creek2.2
7321, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Chasm Creek is smaller than most, with 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 2.4, and is driven by the fact that over half of all homes house only two people.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 36.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chasm Creek, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 36%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are completely absent here, which is far below the national rate of 14.1%. Instead, most families consist of couples, with 59.5% having children and 52.4% without.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chasm Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 Chasm Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60109/chasm-creek/topic/family-households