Cranbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cranbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Cranbrook are lived in by two people. This small community has a very low number of people living alone and far fewer one-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Cranbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Cranbrook sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 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 Cranbrook — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cranbrook2.3
7190, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Cranbrook has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 20.8% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cranbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 43.4%. One-parent families are rare here at 7.5%, which is well below the 15.9% seen across Tasmania.

7.5% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cranbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Cranbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60136/cranbrook/topic/family-households