Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clifton Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Clifton Beach. It is a place where the typical home holds 3.0 people, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. This trend is driven by a very high number of families with children.

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Where Clifton Beach sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Clifton Beach — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Beach3.0
7020, TAS 2.8
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 32.2% housing two people and 28.6% housing four. This helps explain why only 12.1% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% ▼ -21.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clifton Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 4 people (28%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.3%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.3% ▼ -11.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60118/clifton-beach/topic/family-households